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Plant Citrullus lanatus (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Watermelon
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
NONAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-4-OLIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-ACETYL-SERINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OBTUSIFOLIOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-ONE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-ENAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-AL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Cotyledon not available 241000.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 71000.0 189000.0 0.57 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
OXYSILVINE 0 Seed 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.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Cotyledon not available 206300.0 -1.73 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 15200.0 55000.0 0.44 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit not available 25.0 0.44 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PECTIN 24 Fruit 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
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 1 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 20 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *