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Common Names
Cucumber
How this plant is used
Food
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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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24(R)-14ALPHA-METHYL-24-ETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLEST-9(11)-EN-3BETA-OL | 0 | Plant | 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-EPSILON-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLOPHENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-EPSILON-ETHYL-31-NORLANOSTA-8,25(27)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-ETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLESTA-7,22-DIEN-3BETA-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5-EN-7BETA-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROCYCLOARTANOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYL-CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-LANOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-PARKEOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENEPOLLINASTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianginal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiasthmatic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 9 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |