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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Citrus paradisi'' (seed) }} {{askbox|herb=''Citrus paradisi''}}
=Nomenclature=
{{nomenclature | binomial=Citrus x paradisi
|authority=Macfad.
|family=Rutaceae
|scn=grapefruit
|syn=
|ayurvedic=
|pinyin=
|aka=
|notes= }}

=Botanical Voucher Specimen=
{{Media |cat=Voucher
|companyimage=Starr herbarium logo.png
| companyURL=http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/VirtualHerbarium.asp
|mainimage=Citrus paradisi Macfad. - Starr - v-162-01341949.jpg
|caption1=''Citrus paradisi'' Macfad.
|source=Images courtesy of the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden
|}}
=Organoleptic Characteristics=

=Macroscopic Characteristics=
=Microscopic Characteristics=
=High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification=

{{HPTLC | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
             | description=Grapefruit (seed) (''Citrus paradisi'')
             | companyimage=AP-LOGO-Laboratories Crop - Copy.jpg
             | companyURL=http://www.alkemist.com
             | mainimage=Citrus paradisi seed - Alkemists Laboratories.jpg
             | caption1=''Citrus paradisi'' HPTLC ID - 10% Ethanolic H2SO4-> 115° C 15 min -> UV 365 nm
             | stationaryphase=Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates
             | mobilephase=CHCl3: CH3OH: HCOOH: H2O [6/2/1.4/0.1]
             | prep=0.3 g + 3 ml CH3OH sonicate/heat @ 50° C ~ 1/2 hr
             | detection=10% Ethanolic H2SO4-> 115° C 15 min -> UV 365 nm
             | lanes= Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):
# 3 μL Hesperidin, Hesperitin ~0.1% in CH3OH
# 3 μL ''Citrus paradisi''-1 (seed)
# 3 μL ''Citrus paradisi''-2 (seed)
# 3 μL ''Citrus paradisi''-3 (seed)
# 3 μL ''Citrus paradisi''-3 (seed)
# 3 μL ''Citrus paradisi''-4 (seed)
# 3 μL ''Citrus paradisi''-5 (seed)
# 3 μL Naringin, Naringenin ~0.1% in CH3OH

Reference materials used here have been authenticated by macroscopic, microscopic &/or TLC studies according to the reference source cited below held at Alkemists Laboratories, Costa Mesa, CA.

             | reference=Method Developed by Alkemists Laboratories
             | }}

=Supplementary Information=

== ABC Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Laboratory Guidance ==
{{Botanical  | source=ABC, Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program
           | companyimage=ABC-logo-horiz.jpg
           | companyURL=http://cms.herbalgram.org/BAP/LGD/GrapefruitSeedExtractLabGuidanceDocument.html
             | description=Grapefruit (seed extract) (''Citrus paradisi'')
             | characteristics=This [http://cms.herbalgram.org/BAP/LGD/BlackCohoshLabGuidanceDocument.html ABC BAPP Laboratory Guidance Document] presents an overview and comparison of various analytical technologies and methods used to differentiate between authentic grapefruit seed extract ingredients and non-authentic materials, with particular discussion of synthetic microbicidal compounds identified in non-authentic materials, authentic grapefruit seed extract components, and a detailed literature review of methods (including sample characterization via TLC, HPLC-UV, HPLC-MS, GC-MS, and others).
               }}

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