Plant Lagenaria siceraria (Cucurbitaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd

How this plant is used

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
22-DEOXOCUCURBITACIN-D	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Fruit	140.0	3140.0	-0.31	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	101.0	2265.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	50.0	330.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Fruit	4300.0	96400.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Seed	not available	44300.0	-0.11	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-GLYCOSIDASE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	200.0	5830.0	0.46	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXIDE	0	Seed	not available	1100.0	-0.94	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	29000.0	760000.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	not available	83000.0	-1.75	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Fruit	640.0	16020.0	2.73	Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACIN-B	8	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACIN-D	4	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACIN-G	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACIN-H	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACINS	0	Fruit	0.0	130.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	200.0	4485.0	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	450000.0	525400.0	1.37	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	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
Allergenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD	1	Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE	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
Antiaggregant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	3	Duke, 1992 *