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Common Names
Pumpkin
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Flower | 12.0 | 240.0 | 3.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 9.6 | 114.0 | 0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 2.0 | 2.5 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | 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. |
| BETA-PYRAZOALANINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | not available | 120.0 | -0.64 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | 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. |
| BETA-TOCOPHEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | -0.78 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | 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. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Flower | 390.0 | 8041.0 | 0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 210.0 | 2500.0 | -0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 240.0 | 2960.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Flower | 32800.0 | 676290.0 | 0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 65000.0 | 773809.0 | -0.05 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 60000.0 | 191341.0 | -1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROPHYLL-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatoprotective | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 1 | Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hydrocholerectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hyperuricemic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypoammonemic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocalcemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 21 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 14 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |