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Common Names
Watermelon
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 2200.0 | 4840.0 | -0.31 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Seed | 400.0 | 880.0 | -0.58 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 3800.0 | 859000.0 | 0.41 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 44000.0 | 48000.0 | -1.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS,CIS-3,6-NONADIEN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CITRULLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRULLINE | 5 | Fruit | 1627.0 | 3705.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRULLOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CLEROSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CODISTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | not available | 4.0 | -0.69 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 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 | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-E-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-E-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-II | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITOCITRIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anhydrotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |