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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | not available | 707.0 | -0.71 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 7018.0 | 0.24 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | 1 | 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. |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 2.0 | 143.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 75.0 | -0.35 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ISOFRAXIDIN | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFUCOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | not available | 2238.0 | -0.42 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | not available | 12100.0 | 0.21 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | not available | 3513.0 | -0.22 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | not available | 6500.0 | 1.28 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| L-(+)-ISOLEUCINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-(-)-PHENYLALANINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-(-)-THREONINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-(-)-TYROSINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-BETA-(PYRAZOL-1-YL)-ALANINE | 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. |
| L-BETA-(PYRAZOL-1-YL)-ALANINE | 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. |
| L-GLUTAMIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | 1600.0 | 3250.0 | -0.48 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitussive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 6 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |