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Common Names
Pumpkin
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiobesity | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antioncychomycotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxalate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 30 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |