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Common Names
Cucumber
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Xu, L. N., Yu, W. G., Tian, J. Y., Liu, Q. Y. 1990. Effect of Sodium Ferulate on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 25(6): 412-416. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schistosomicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Sunscreen | 4 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |