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

Common Names

Watermelon

How this plant is used

Food

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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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
(+)-VALINE	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-(CIS-2-NONENYL-OXY)-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-(CIS-CIS-3,6-NONADIENYL-OXY)-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-(ON-CIS-3-ENYL-OXY)-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-BENZYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHOXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-HEXYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-NONYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-OCTYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTYL-FURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENETHYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-BETA-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-BETA-ETHYL-25-(27)-DEHYDROLOPHENOL	Seed	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-BETA-ETHYL-LOPHENOL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL	Seed	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
Antiamebic	1	Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antianaphylactic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic	4	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthenic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiasthmatic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiatheromic	1	Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.