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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
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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Activator 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytoprotective 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Dermatitigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Digestive 1 Michael Castleman 1991. The Healing Herbs. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 436 pp.
Diuretic 6 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dye 1 Merck 11th Edition
Elastase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Estrogenic 3 Australian J. Med Herbalism, 7: 29.
Expectorant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Febrifuge 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).