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Buffalo Gourd
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antioxidant | 8 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipellagric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodontitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiphenylketonuric | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiPMS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisickling | 2 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antispasmodic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistress | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistroke | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitumor | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |