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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
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 *
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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
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 17 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *