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 |
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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 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Xu, L. N., Yu, W. G., Tian, J. Y., Liu, Q. Y. 1990. Effect of Sodium Ferulate on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 25(6): 412-416. |
Prostatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Purgative | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
Secretogogue | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
Secretolytic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
Sedative | 11 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
Soap | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
Sunscreen | 3 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Sweetener | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
Sympathomimetic | 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. |
Teratogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Transdermal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Trichomonicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |