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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Pumpkin
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
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 1100.0 -0.55 *
ASH 0 Leaf 18200.0 129100.0 0.18 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 364.0 2580.0 -1.08 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 4.2 30.0 0.06 *
FAT 0 Leaf 17500.0 124000.0 1.35 *
FAT 0 Seed 366000.0 0.53 *
GLYCOLIPIDS 0 Plant 4270.0 35055.0 -0.91 *
IRON 6 Leaf 20.4 145.0 -0.55 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 151750.0 0.38 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 388.0 2752.0 -0.53 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 128065.0 0.07 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 44360.0 0.22 *
PHOSPHOLIPIDS 0 Plant 5338.0 37860.0 0.07 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 45800.0 324800.0 1.13 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 21450.0 -0.10 *
WATER 0 Leaf 859000.0 0.26 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 7.6 54.0 -0.20 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiglaucomic 1 *
Antigranular 1 *
Antihangover 1 *
Antiherpetic? 1 *
Antihistaminic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
AntiHIV 1 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 2 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 *
Antilithic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiLyme 1 *
Antilymphomic 1 *