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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-SPINASTERYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Fruit | 10.0 | 119.0 | 0.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | not available | 11.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-6-C-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 200.0 | 3445.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 370.0 | 6429.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 40330.0 | 81280.0 | 2.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBATE-OXIDASE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | 280.0 | 5773.0 | 0.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 90.0 | 1071.0 | -0.22 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Flower | 4800.0 | 98970.0 | 0.69 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 7500.0 | 95238.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 47530.0 | 70000.0 | 0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 1020.0 | 12143.0 | 0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 24770.0 | 41080.0 | 1.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUROXANTHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMINO-ISOBUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Preservative | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Xu, L. N., Yu, W. G., Tian, J. Y., Liu, Q. Y. 1990. Effect of Sodium Ferulate on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 25(6): 412-416. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Conradson, T. B. G., Dixon, C. M. S., Clarke, B., Barnes, P. J. 1987. Cardiovascular Effects of Infused Adenosine in Man: Potentiation by Dipyridamole. Acta Physiol Scand, 129(3): 387-391. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Schistosomicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretomotor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |