Plant Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Colocynth

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
1,26-HEXACOSANOL	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
10,13-DIMETHYLPENTA-13-DECEN-1-AL	0	Petiole	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN	10	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	2000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	1500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Petiole	not available	800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Root	not available	490.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Seed	not available	1800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ELATERIN-2-D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Stem	not available	1700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-MANNITOL	0	Pericarp	not available	6000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL	2	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ANETHOLE	36	Petiole	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ANISALDEHYDE	7	Petiole	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	not available	122.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGININE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL	9	Petiole	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	5	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	2	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor	1	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant	2	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	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	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	2	Martindale's 28th
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiacetylcholinesterase	2	Duke, 1992 *