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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
29-HYDROXYLUPEOL 0 Seed 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.
3-BETA-7-STIGMASTENOL 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
3-O-BETA-[ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,3)]-BETA-HYDROXYLUP-20(29)-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Root 27.0 *
5-METHYLCYTOSINE 0 Fruit *
7-OXOSTIGMAST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed 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.
AMYLASE 1 Juice ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ARGININE 14 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 280.0 4058.0 -0.03 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Fruit 5000.0 72465.0 0.41 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASPARAGIC-ACID 0 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASPARAGINE 2 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE 4 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 15.6 226.0 0.29 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BETA-PYRAZOL-1-YL-ALANINE 0 Seed Dunnill, P. M., Fowden, L. 1965. The Amino Acids of Seeds of the Cucurbitaceae. Phytochemistry, 4: 933-944.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETULIN 13 Seed 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.
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiretardation 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiretinotic 1 *
Antirheumatic 4 *
Antirhinitic 1 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiseptic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisickling 2 Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.
Antispasmodic 3 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 73.
Antistaphylococcic 1 *
Antistomatitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antistress 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisunburn 1 *
Antisyndrome-X 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
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithyroid 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor 7 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Breast) 2 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 *