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Plant Cucumis sativus (Cucurbitaceae)

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 Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
7,22-STIGMASTADIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-STIGMASTEN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 180.0 4557.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 290.0 7342.0 2.17 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 0.4 38.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 0.4 21000.0 5.89 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 340.0 8608.0 1.15 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit 0.0 0.3 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 3670.0 140000.0 2.16 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 320.0 8101.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
AVENASTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Fruit 2.0 70.0 2.29 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.3 8.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PYRAZOL-1-YL-ALANINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Fruit 1.0 46.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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).