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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B3 0 Leaf 7.0 37.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B4 0 Leaf 7.0 37.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-POLYMER 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2-3'-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2-3'-O-GALLATE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2-3'-O-GALLATE 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2-3,3'-DI-O-GALLATE 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-3 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-3 2 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-3 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 4 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-4-3'-GALLATE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antiatherogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 53 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antibrucellosic 1 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.
Anticalculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 19 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 4 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Kidney) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.