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

Plant Sicana odorifera (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Cassabanana

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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 139.0 1270.0 -0.21 *
ASH 0 Fruit 6000.0 47620.0 -0.23 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.0 8.0 -0.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 210.0 2460.0 -0.32 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 111000.0 880950.0 0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Fruit 200.0 7935.0 -0.58 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 8000.0 73825.0 -0.64 *
IRON 6 Fruit 6.0 48.0 -0.34 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 430.0 3410.0 -0.38 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NIACIN 39 Fruit 8.0 64.0 0.04 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 245.0 2065.0 -0.35 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 8000.0 63490.0 -0.62 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.4 3.2 -0.39 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.5 4.0 -0.17 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
WATER 0 Fruit 851000.0 874000.0 0.45 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
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 2 (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).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (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 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
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 3 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 3 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View) *
Antianemic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View) *
Antianorectic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.