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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
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTIC-ACID 8 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.
LEAD 0 Fruit 0.0 9.0 0.04 Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN 20 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 140.0 720.0 -0.93 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEUCOANTHOCYANIDOLE 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.
LEUCOCYANIDIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
LINALOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 273000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL-6-0-ALPHA-L-ARABINOFURANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL-6-0-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL-6-0-BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL 53 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.
LINALOOL 53 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 273000.0 1.03 Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-6-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOFURANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-6-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-6-O-BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice 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
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 7 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Ubiquiot 11 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 3 HerbalGram No. 20, page 9.
Uricosuric 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoactive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 2 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Vasodilator 16 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *