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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
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTOLEIC-ACID 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-OCTACOSANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTANOIC-ACID 5 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYBENZYLMETHYLETHER 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTA-7,25-DIENE-3BETA-OL 0 Seed 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.