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

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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.51 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 96.0 3080.0 -0.18 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed *
CAPRIC-ACID 3 Seed 2400.0 3570.0 -0.37 *
CAPROIC-ACID 1 Seed 3000.0 5350.0 0.42 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Seed 6000.0 8920.0 -0.28 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 83600.0 818026.0 0.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit 0.1 0.2 -0.48 *
CINNAMIC-ACETATE 0 Petiole *
CIS,CIS-3,6-NONADIEN-1-OL 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CIS-3-NONEN-1-OL 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CIS-6-NONEN-1-OL 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CIS-6-NONENAL 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CIS-CIS-NONA-3,6-DIENYL-ACETATE 0 Petiole *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CITRULLINE 5 Fruit 142.0 241.0 -0.51 *
CLEROSTEROL 0 Seed *
COBALT 2 Fruit 0.1 0.1 -0.52 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 *
Abortifacient 1 Singla*, A.K. Pathak, K. 1989. Phytoconstituents of Euphorbia species. Fitoterapia 61(6): 483-508, 1990.
Acaricide 1 *
Acarifuge 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 *
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 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 *
Allelochemic 1 *
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 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 9 *
Androgenic 2 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 *