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Plant Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Pumpkin
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(+)-CIS-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-DEHYDROVOMIFOLIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-DEHYDROVOMIFOLIOL 0 Seed not available 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-TRANS-2-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-TRANS-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-VOMIFOLIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-VOMIFOLIOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL 0 Seed 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-ETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLESTA-5,22-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLESTA-7,22,25-TRIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLESTA-7,25-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 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 *
24ALPHA-ETHYLLATHOSTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
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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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *