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

Plant Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Colocynth
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
1,26-HEXACOSANOL 0 Fruit *
10,13-DIMETHYLPENTA-13-DECEN-1-AL 0 Petiole *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed *
ALPHA-ELATERIN 0 Fruit *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit 2000.0 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Leaf 1500.0 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Petiole 800.0 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root 490.0 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed 1800.0 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Stem 1700.0 *
ALPHA-MANNITOL 0 Pericarp 6000.0 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Fruit *
ANETHOLE 36 Petiole *
ANISALDEHYDE 7 Petiole *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 122.0 -0.28 *
ASPARAGININE 0 Flower *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Petiole *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE 6 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acaricide 2 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) Terashima, S., Shimizu, M., Nakayama, H., Ishikura, M., et al. 1990. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Medicinal Plant of 'Sinfito,' Potentilla candicans, and Further Synthesis of Their Related Compounds. Chem. Pharm. Bull 38(10):2733-2736, 1990
Allelochemic 2 (View) *
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 10 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 6 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 (View) *