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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
DOCOSANYL-ACETATE 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 150000.0 510000.0 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-ACETATE 5 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTANOIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANOIC-ACID 2 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
M-COUMARIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-HEPTANONE 0 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
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.