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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Hull Husk 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.
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN 28 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIT-B-6 0 Fruit 1.0 6.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-B-6 0 Fruit 1.0 6.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VITILAGIN 0 Leaf not available 89.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VITIS-ARABINOGALACTAN-PROTEIN-AG-P 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITISPIRANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
VOMIFOLIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit 761000.0 897000.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Stem not available 792000.0 0.21 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
XYLOSE 3 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.
ZEATIN 2 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZEATIN-RIBOSIDE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit 0.4 27.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Stem not available 75.0 -0.61 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
ZIRCONIUM 0 Fruit 0.4 1.5 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *