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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
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Fruit 10.0 253.0 -0.26 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 3.0 76.0 0.20 *
NICKEL 3 Fruit 0.0 1.3 -0.40 *
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 1400.0 80000.0 4.58 *
NON-TRANS-2-EN-AL 0 Fruit *
NONA-TRANS-2,CIS-6-DIEN-1-AL 0 Plant *
NONADIEN-2,6-AL-1 0 Fruit *
NONADIEN-2,6-OL-2 0 Fruit *
NONEN-2-AL-1 0 Fruit *
OBTUSIFOLIOL 0 Seed *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Cotyledon 55200.0 241000.0 0.92 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 20.0 506.0 -0.48 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 116100.0 180000.0 0.50 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Cotyledon 213200.0 504700.0 0.47 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 270.0 6835.0 -0.26 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 12420.0 20400.0 -0.28 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 2.5 63.0 2.86 *
PENTADEC-CIS-8-EN-1-AL 0 Fruit *
PHOSPHATIDIC-ACID 0 Seed *
PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE 2 Seed *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lipotropic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Litholytic 1 *
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
Lymphocytogenic 1 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Memorigenic 1 *
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Monoamine-Precursor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitocide 1 *
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Natriuretic 1 *
Nematicide 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nematistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nephrotoxic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.