M. esculenta mycelia is able to bind to and inhibit the effects of Furanocoumarins, chemicals found in grapefruit that inhibit human cytochrome p450 enzymes and are responsible for the " grapefruit / drug " interaction phenomenon.

On 9 August 1967, Kenneth Halliwell bludgeoned 34-year-old Orton to death at his home in Islington, London, with nine hammer blows to the head, and then committed suicide with an overdose of 22 Nembutal tablets washed down with the juice from canned grapefruit.

A cocktail of Arak and minced frozen khat, mixed with grapefruit juice, has become popular in the south of the country in recent years.

Research into grapefruit juice has identified a number of common medications affected, including statins, which are commonly used to treat cardiovascular illness, and benzodiazepines ( a tranquilizer family including diazepam ).

They employed about 25 people during the season, canning orange juice, grapefruit sections, vegetables and meats, the last mostly for people in Masaryktown.

With a population of 12, 000 people, the town is famous for its apples, vegetables, grapefruit and melons for which a large proportion of the citrus fruits are exported and the remainder are turned into fruit juice and canned for local consumption and export.

According to the original recipe, the Zombie cocktail included three different kinds of rum, lime juice, falernum, Angostura bitters, Pernod, grenadine, and “ Don ’ s Mix ,” a combination of cinnamon syrup and grapefruit juice.

Consumption of grapefruit or grapefruit juice inhibits the metabolism of certain statins.

The absolute proscription of grapefruit juice consumption for users of some statins is controversial.

Citrus and juice production for exportation, specially grapefruit, is growing rapidly, with 1, 200 planted hectares and an annual production of around 15, 000 tons.

* Salty dog ( cocktail ), a drink made with vodka or gin and grapefruit juice

A commonly-found recipe in the Caribbean includes water, light rum, grapefruit juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, cinnamon, and honey.

* Hemingway Daiquirí, or Papa Doble – two and a half jiggers of white rum, juice of two limes and half a grapefruit, six drops of maraschino liqueur, without sugar, served frozen.

In the United States, citrus fruits for consumption as fresh fruit are mainly grown in California, Arizona and Texas, while most orange juice and grapefruit is produced in Florida.

When he returned, Mikoyan introduced a number of popular American consumer products to the Soviet Union, including American hamburgers, ice cream, corn flakes, popcorn, tomato juice, grapefruit, and corn on the cob.

Co-administration of grapefruit juice with atorvastatin may cause an increase in C < sub > max </ sub > and AUC, which can lead to adverse reactions or overdose toxicity.

** Interactions with other foods ( e. g., grapefruit juice, pomello, cranberry juice, brassica vegetables )

** Enzyme inhibition ( decreased rate of metabolism ), e. g., grapefruit juice inhibits CYP3A → higher nifedipine concentrations

For example, jungle juice may contain Everclear, rum, gin, tequila, vodka, and whiskey, mixed with orange, grapefruit, grape, apple, pineapple, or other juices for flavor and to stretch the quantity of alcohol.

* Grapefruit or grapefruit juice: Significantly increases the plasma levels of buspirone.

Oranges and grapefruit are shipped from Florida weekly from an organic farm.

Individual senators, with an eye to the voters back home, occasionally introduced smelts from Michigan, soft-shell crabs from Maryland, oysters from Washington, grapefruit from Florida.

Common fruits include oranges, tomatoes, tangerines, peaches, apricots, apples, pears, plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackberries, grapes, grapefruit, and blackcurrants.

London Dry gin is usually distilled in the presence of accenting citrus elements, such as lemon and bitter orange peel, as well as a subtle combination of other spices, including any of anise, angelica root and seed, orris root, licorice root, cinnamon, almond, cubeb, savory, lime peel, grapefruit peel, dragon eye, saffron, baobab, frankincense, coriander, grains of paradise, nutmeg and cassia bark.

Certain organic compounds found in grapefruit are known to interfere with the hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP2D6, which is responsible for converting hydrocodone into hydromorphone.

The doppelganger of teas, Dancong teas are noted for their ability to naturally imitate the flavors and fragrances of various flowers and fruits, such as orange blossom, orchid, grapefruit, almond, ginger flower, etc.

Many sulfur compounds are odiferous, and the smell of odorized natural gas, skunk scent, grapefruit, and garlic is due to sulfur compounds.

As of March 2007, Turkey is the world's largest producer of hazelnut, cherry, fig, apricot, quince and pomegranate ; the second largest producer of watermelon, cucumber and chickpea ; the third largest producer of tomato, eggplant, green pepper, lentil and pistachio ; the fourth largest producer of onion and olive ; the fifth largest producer of sugar beet ; the sixth largest producer of tobacco, tea and apple ; the seventh largest producer of cotton and barley ; the eighth largest producer of almond ; the ninth largest producer of wheat, rye and grapefruit, and the tenth largest producer of lemon.

Another teaspoon, called an orange spoon ( in American English: grapefruit spoon ), tapers to a sharp point or teeth, and is used to separate citrus fruits from their membranes.

In 1945 he took an icepick from his own kitchen and began testing the idea on grapefruit and cadavers.

Citrus fruit has been cultivated in an ever-widening area since ancient times ; the best-known examples are the oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and limes.

Production for 1999 included coconuts, 11, 000 tons ; grapefruit, 21, 000 tons ; lemons and limes, 1, 000 tons ; and oranges, 8, 000 tons.

The grapefruit ( Citrus × paradisi ) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its bitter fruit, an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Barbados.

The 1929 US Ruby Red ( of the Redblush variety ) has the first grapefruit patent.

One ancestor of the grapefruit was the Jamaican sweet orange ( Citrus sinensis ), itself an ancient hybrid of Asian origin ; the other was the Indonesian pomelo ( C. maxima ).

Currently, the grapefruit is said to be one of the " Seven Wonders of Barbados.

The grapefruit was brought to Florida by Count Odet Philippe in 1823 in what is now known as Safety Harbor.

The grapefruit was known as the shaddock or shattuck until the 19th century.

The Atwood Grove became the largest grapefruit grove in the world, with an annual production of 80, 000 boxes of fruit.

It was there that pink grapefruit was first discovered in 1906.

The 1929 Ruby Red patent was associated with real commercial success, which came after the discovery of a red grapefruit growing on a pink variety.

Only with the introduction of the Ruby Red did the grapefruit transform into a real agricultural success.

The Red grapefruit, starting with the Ruby Red, has even become a symbolic fruit of Texas, where white " inferior " grapefruit were eliminated and only red grapefruit were grown for decades.