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Plant Citrus paradisi (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Grapefruit
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CHALCONASE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Plant not available 6.0 -1.48 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit 0.0 0.6 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Pericarp not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE 0 Pericarp not available 28.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL 53 Fruit not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 11900.0 21000.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL 20 Pericarp not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CITRONELLOL 15 Leaf not available 70.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLYL-ACETATE 2 Pericarp not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CITROSTADIENOL 1 Pericarp not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
COBALT 2 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERIN 2 Pericarp not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
COPAENE 1 Pericarp not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.0 7.7 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
COUMARINS 0 Pericarp not available 14000.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit 0.0 0.3 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Pericarp not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticirrhotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *