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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
DOCOSANYL-ACETATE 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 150000.0 510000.0 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-ACETATE 5 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTANOIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANOIC-ACID 2 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
M-COUMARIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-HEPTANONE 0 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
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Caspase-3-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 5 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 2 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
CNS-Stimulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing 2 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.