Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Cucurbita spp (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Summer Squash
How this plant is used
Food

Select a Results View:

View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
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
ALANINE 3 Fruit 620.0 9810.0 2.40 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 500.0 7910.0 0.96 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 148.0 2340.0 -0.14 *
ASH 0 Fruit 5550.0 96045.0 1.02 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 1440.0 22785.0 1.66 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.1 1.9 -0.15 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 200.0 3165.0 -0.16 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 43500.0 688300.0 -0.51 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.7 12.0 -0.06 *
CYSTINE 2 Fruit 120.0 1900.0 0.91 *
FAT 0 Fruit 2100.0 33230.0 -0.39 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 6000.0 94935.0 -0.44 *
FOLACIN 15 Fruit 0.2 4.6 1.04 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Fruit 1260.0 19935.0 0.52 *
GLYCINE 12 Fruit 440.0 6962.0 1.30 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 250.0 3955.0 1.57 *
IRON 6 Fruit 4.0 73.0 -0.24 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 420.0 6645.0 0.90 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 200.0 3165.0 -0.75 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Fruit 10.0 160.0 -0.44 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 2 (View) *
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th