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Common Names
Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 400.0 | 5600.0 | 0.40 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 35000.0 | 507245.0 | -1.47 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CITRULLINE | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Dunnill, P. M., Fowden, L. 1965. The Amino Acids of Seeds of the Cucurbitaceae. Phytochemistry, 4: 933-944. |
| CUCURBITACIN-B | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-7-STIGMASTENONE-(3) | 0 | Root | 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. |
| ERYTHRODIOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Akihisa, T., Kimura, Y., Kasahara, Y., Kumaki, K., Thakur, S., Tamura, T. 1997. 7-oxodihydrokarounidiol-3-benzoate and other triterpenes from the seeds of cucurbitaceae. Phytochemistry, 46(7): 1261-1266. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 14490.0 | -0.53 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 16000.0 | 231885.0 | 0.85 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-BETA-PYRAZOL-1-YL-ALANINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Dunnill, P. M., Fowden, L. 1965. The Amino Acids of Seeds of the Cucurbitaceae. Phytochemistry, 4: 933-944. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Flower | 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. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Flower | 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. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | 1 | Flower | 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 | 14.0 | 203.0 | 0.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| KAROUNIDIOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Akihisa, T., Kimura, Y., Kasahara, Y., Kumaki, K., Thakur, S., Tamura, T. 1997. 7-oxodihydrokarounidiol-3-benzoate and other triterpenes from the seeds of cucurbitaceae. Phytochemistry, 46(7): 1261-1266. |
| LUPEOL | 21 | 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. |
| OMBUIN-3-O-ARABINOFURANOSIDE | 0 | Root | 123.0 | 125.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Flower | 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. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 300.0 | 4350.0 | 0.34 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 12000.0 | 173915.0 | 0.86 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiacne | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |