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Common Names
Buffalo Gourd
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 10130.0 | 17100.0 | 1.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYLOSE | 0 | Root | not available | 260000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 39900.0 | 143000.0 | 5.01 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | not available | 95000.0 | 0.99 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | not available | 215000.0 | 1.69 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Root | not available | 49000.0 | -0.53 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 31000.0 | 48000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 29165.0 | 37280.0 | 1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | not available | 77600.0 | 4.04 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 492000.0 | -0.95 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CUCURBITACIN-B | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-D | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUCURBITACIN-E | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Seed | 2150.0 | 3080.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | not available | 40000.0 | -0.33 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 243000.0 | 428000.0 | 0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | not available | 102000.0 | -0.74 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 151000.0 | 265000.0 | 1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOETIDISSIMOSIDE-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | 6000.0 | -0.43 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Allergenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiAddisonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |