Plant Benincasa hispida (Cucurbitaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Waxgourd

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	130.0	6750.0	0.14	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Fruit	3000.0	76925.0	0.52	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	0.0	2.5	-0.15	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	170.0	4870.0	0.23	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	29000.0	825000.0	0.23	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	1000.0	51280.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	5000.0	200000.0	0.55	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Fruit	4.0	125.0	-0.03	Duke, 1992 *
ISOMULTIFLORENYL-ACETATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Fruit	130.0	3335.0	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Fruit	870.0	22305.0	-0.04	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Fruit	90.0	2305.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Fruit	190.0	4870.0	1.27	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Fruit	30.0	770.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Fruit	370.0	9485.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Fruit	2.0	102.0	0.55	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Fruit	370.0	9485.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID	9	Fruit	not available	34.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Fruit	110.0	2820.0	-0.32	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Fruit	70.0	4870.0	0.50	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antialkalotic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic	3	Duke, 1992 *