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.
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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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Anesthetic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anhydrotic	1	Martindale's 29th
Anorexic	3	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne	6	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadrenalinic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiAGE	2	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	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	4	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic	4	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic	1	Duke, 1992 *