Plant Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Colocynth

How this plant is used

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antihelicobacter	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic	2	Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatoadenomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic	9	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic	6	Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV	3	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihypercholesterolemic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperlipidemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory	15	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiischemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiketotic	2	Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella	2	Duke, 1992 *