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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENT-CIS-2-EN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENT-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADEC-1-ENE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTAN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Fruit | not available | 1767.0 | -0.54 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 16600.0 | 0.60 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 1.0 | 2900.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 8300.0 | 14600.0 | 2.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSETOLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOFLUIN | 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. |
| PHYTOIN | 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. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Fruit | 20.0 | 236.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PINENE | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLY-CIS-LYCOPENE | 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. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 13514.0 | 18000.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRO-BETA-CAROTENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidepressant | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |