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Common Names
Watermelon
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | not available | 2120.0 | -0.63 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | not available | 21100.0 | 0.38 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Cotyledon | not available | 486700.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 52000.0 | 210280.0 | 0.88 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LUPINIC-ACID | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.1 | 3.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYCOPENE | 16 | Fruit | 45.0 | 900.0 | 1.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | not available | 7303.0 | 0.83 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 8932.0 | -0.43 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 1081.0 | 1500.0 | -0.29 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | not available | 4.0 | -0.38 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | not available | 707.0 | -0.31 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | not available | 5742.0 | 0.37 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 400.0 | 800.0 | -0.29 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| N-ACETYL-SERINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HENEICOSANE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEXADECANE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONADECANE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-OCTACOSANOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-OCTADECANE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 4 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprotozoal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipsychotic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipurpuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradicular | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinitic Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |