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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Cucumis sativus (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Cucumber
How this plant is used
Food

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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
1,3-DIAMINO-PROPANE 0 Seed *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed *
22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL 0 Leaf *
22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL 0 Seed *
24(R)-14ALPHA-METHYL-24-ETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLEST-9(11)-EN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant *
24-BETA-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL 0 Seed *
24-EPSILON-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLOPHENOL 0 Seed *
24-EPSILON-ETHYL-31-NORLANOSTA-8,25(27)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed Oil 11.0 *
24-ETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLESTA-7,22-DIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant *
24-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5-EN-7BETA-OL 0 Plant *
24-METHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROCYCLOARTANOL 0 Seed *
24-METHYL-CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL 0 Seed *
24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-LANOSTEROL 0 Seed *
24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-PARKEOL 0 Seed *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Seed *
24-METHYLENEPOLLINASTEROL 0 Plant *
25(27)-DEHYDRO-CHONDRILLASTEROL 0 Seed *
25(27)-DEHYDRO-FUNGISTEROL 0 Seed *
25(27)-DEHYDRO-PORIFERASTEROL 0 Seed *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cholinergic 1 *
Circulotonic 2 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 1 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Collagen-Sparing 2 *
Collagenic 1 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 1 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 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
Cosmetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 *
Cytoprotective 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 9 *
Deliriant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.