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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
FLavor 15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 13 Wolf, R.B. Effects Of p-Methoxycinnamaldehyde From Star Anise And Related Cinnamic Acid Derivatives On Velvetleaf Germination. Journal of Natural Products, 49(1): 156-158, 1986.
Fungiphilic 1 J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.
Fungistat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gastrostimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glaucomagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glutathionigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
GST-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hemostat 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hepatocarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 7 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 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.
Hepatotropic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 5 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Histamine-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Histaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *