Plant Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Pumpkin

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
PROLINE	0	Fruit	260.0	17100.0	3.59	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Seed	10000.0	10743.0	-0.12	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN	0	Fruit	10000.0	140000.0	0.41	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	86000.0	510000.0	2.46	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEINASE-INHIBITOR	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PUFA	4	Flower	40.0	825.0	-1.08	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PUFA	4	Fruit	50.0	595.0	-0.80	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PUFA	4	Seed	209040.0	224581.0	0.90	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
QUERCETIN	176	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
RHAMNAZIN-3-RUTINOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Flower	0.7	15.0	2.06	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Fruit	1.1	13.1	1.73	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Seed	2.7	4.9	0.53	Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLATES	7	Fruit	1.0	12.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID	34	Seed	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SCHOTTENOL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Seed	0.1	0.4	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Fruit	440.0	6100.0	0.87	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Seed	11480.0	19825.0	1.77	Duke, 1992 *
SFA	0	Flower	360.0	7425.0	1.38	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)

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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
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	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory	20	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac	6	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic	2	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	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	2	Martindale's 28th
Antilethargic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant	2	Duke, 1992 *