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

Common Names

Cucumber

How this plant is used

Food

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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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
1,3-DIAMINO-PROPANE	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24(R)-14ALPHA-METHYL-24-ETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLEST-9(11)-EN-3BETA-OL	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-BETA-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-EPSILON-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLOPHENOL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-EPSILON-ETHYL-31-NORLANOSTA-8,25(27)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL	Seed Oil	not available	11.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLESTA-7,22-DIEN-3BETA-OL	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5-EN-7BETA-OL	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROCYCLOARTANOL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYL-CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-LANOSTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-PARKEOL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENEPOLLINASTEROL	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25(27)-DEHYDRO-CHONDRILLASTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25(27)-DEHYDRO-FUNGISTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
25(27)-DEHYDRO-PORIFERASTEROL	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio	1	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipolyneuritic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiporphyric	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiprogestational	1	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprolactin	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant	3	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiprostaglandin	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic	6	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipruritic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antipsoriac	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipsychotic	3	Martindale's 29th
Antipyretic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular	6	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).