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

Plant Benincasa hispida (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Waxgourd
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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 130.0 6750.0 0.14 *
ASH 0 Fruit 3000.0 76925.0 0.52 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.0 2.5 -0.15 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 170.0 4870.0 0.23 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 29000.0 825000.0 0.23 *
FAT 0 Fruit 1000.0 51280.0 -0.25 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 5000.0 200000.0 0.55 *
IRON 6 Fruit 4.0 125.0 -0.03 *
ISOMULTIFLORENYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 130.0 3335.0 -0.49 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 870.0 22305.0 -0.04 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 90.0 2305.0 -0.47 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 190.0 4870.0 1.27 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 30.0 770.0 -0.23 *
MUFA 13 Fruit 370.0 9485.0 -0.12 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.0 102.0 0.55 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 370.0 9485.0 -0.41 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Fruit 34.0 -0.30 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 110.0 2820.0 -0.32 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 70.0 4870.0 0.50 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acaricide 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 3 (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) *
Antialkalotic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 3 (View) *
Antialopecic 3 (View) *