Plant Cucumis melo (Cucurbitaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon

How this plant is used

Food

Subspecies

ssp melo var.cantalupensis

Subspecies Author

NAUDIN

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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	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-BETA-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROCYCLOARTANOL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-PARKEOL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDROLANASETOL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL	5	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
25(27)-DEHYDRO-CHONDRILLASTEROL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25(27)-DEHYDRO-FUNGISTEROL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25(27)-DEHYDRO-PORIFERASTEROL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIMETHOXY-ACETOPHENONE-ISOMER	0	Petiole	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENYL-PROPYL-ACETATE	2	Petiole	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE	6	Petiole	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE	28	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN	10	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ALPHA-CAROTENE	7	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL	2	Stem	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.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Fruit	1.4	14.0	-0.91	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)

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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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Singla*, A.K. Pathak, K. 1989. Phytoconstituents of Euphorbia species. Fitoterapia 61(6): 483-508, 1990.
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Addictive	1	Science News, 145: 294.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	1	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *