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Common Names
Colocynth
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRULLINE | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRULLOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRULLONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COLOCYNTHEIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COLOCYNTHIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COLOSIDE-A | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-B | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-E | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-E-2-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-J-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-L | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-L-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANOIC-ACID | 3 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROELATERICIN-B | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leucocytogenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Mutagenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 3 | Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990. |
| Narcotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 9 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |