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

Common Names

Summer Squash

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
LEUCINE	2	Fruit	690.0	10920.0	1.24	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Fruit	330.0	5220.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Fruit	560.0	8860.0	0.28	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Fruit	650.0	10285.0	1.60	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Fruit	230.0	3640.0	0.70	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Fruit	1.0	27.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Fruit	170.0	2690.0	2.13	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Fruit	160.0	2530.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Fruit	10.0	160.0	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Fruit	5.0	85.0	0.32	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Fruit	140.0	2215.0	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Fruit	380.0	6015.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID	2	Fruit	10.0	169.0	-0.31	Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID	11	Fruit	1.0	18.0	-0.01	Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN	24	Fruit	6000.0	94935.0	0.50	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Fruit	410.0	6485.0	1.10	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Fruit	350.0	5540.0	0.71	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Fruit	1950.0	30855.0	1.14	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Fruit	370.0	5855.0	0.51	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Fruit	11800.0	186700.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Cardioprotective	6	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant	1	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Cold-preventive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Colorant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive	1	Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist	1	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
Cosmetic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Demulcent	1	Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant	1	Martindale's 29th
Dermatitigenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol)	1	Duke, 1992 *