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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTOLEIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-OCTACOSANOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTANOIC-ACID | 5 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXYBENZYLMETHYLETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTA-7,25-DIENE-3BETA-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidementia | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidote (Strychnine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antielastase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |