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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
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 1.2 14.0 -0.26 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PENTADECANOIC-ACID 1 Leaf *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 121.0 2640.0 -0.17 *
PHYLLOQUINONE 5 Fruit 0.0 -0.23 *
PHYSETOLIC-ACID 0 Cotyledon *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Fruit 100.0 978.0 0.04 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 3018.0 44000.0 2.31 *
PROPYL-ACETATE 0 Petiole *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 8410.0 89924.0 -0.26 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN 0 Seed 358000.0 1.10 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.2 2.4 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RUTIN 87 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
SALICYLATES 7 Leaf 19.0 200.0 -0.14 *
SELENIUM 60 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.39 *
SILVER 3 Fruit 0.1 0.1 -0.43 *
SITOSTEROL 0 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SODIUM 1 Fruit 66.0 1115.0 -0.08 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Cotyledon 10100.0 61400.0 -0.56 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 10080.0 35145.0 0.20 *
STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Stem List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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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 *