Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Pumpkin
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
(+)-CIS-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-DEHYDROVOMIFOLIOL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-DEHYDROVOMIFOLIOL 0 Seed 0.5 *
(+)-TRANS-2-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Seed 0.1 *
(+)-TRANS-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-VOMIFOLIOL 0 Plant *
(+)-VOMIFOLIOL 0 Seed *
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit *
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed *
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf *
22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL 0 Seed *
22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL 0 Seed *
24-BETA-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL 0 Seed *
24-ETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLESTA-5,22-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
24-ETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLESTA-7,22,25-TRIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
24-ETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLESTA-7,25-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
24-METHYL-CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL 0 Seed *
24ALPHA-ETHYLLATHOSTEROL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 2 (View) *
Analgesic 11 (View) *
Androgenic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *