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Plant Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae)

Common Names
Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.)
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
FERTARIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULOYL-SUCCINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 4210.0 24640.0 -1.10 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FLAVONOIDS 0 Leaf 40000.0 50000.0 1.10 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FLAVONOL-GLUCOSIDES 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
FLUORINE 0 Fruit 0.1 0.6 -0.74 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
FOLACIN 15 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.74 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FORMIC-ACID 13 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FR 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GABA 22 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GALACTOSE 1 Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
GALLIC-ACID 62 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLOCATECHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hypercholesterolemic 2 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Hyperglycemic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypnotic 3 Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990.
Hypoammonemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocholesterolemic 27 Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991.
Hypoglycemic 19 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 22 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Hypothermic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotriglyceridemic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
IKB-kinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
IKK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 14 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 17 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.