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

Plant Luffa aegyptiaca (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Luffa, Smooth Loofah, Vegetable Sponge
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
AEGYPTININ-A 0 Plant *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Plant *
AMARIN 0 Seed *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 120.0 2400.0 -0.14 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 950.0 9596.0 0.45 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 80000.0 0.60 *
ASH 0 Leaf 7000.0 71000.0 -0.84 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.2 34.0 -0.09 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 92.0 933.0 2.93 *
BRYONOLIC-ACID 3 Plant Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 200.0 4000.0 0.03 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 560.0 55000.0 2.50 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 43600.0 872000.0 0.48 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 27000.0 804000.0 1.53 *
CHOLINE 20 Fruit 104.0 2090.0 -0.17 *
CUCURBITACIN-B 8 Plant *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 40000.0 -0.34 *
FAT 0 Leaf 0.0 17000.0 -0.79 *
FAT 0 Seed 200000.0 450000.0 0.97 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 5000.0 100000.0 -0.39 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 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) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacne 3 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 2 (View) *
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 2 (View) *
Antiallergic 5 (View) *
Antialopecic 3 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 4 (View) *