An official website of the United States government.

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.

Plant Lagenaria siceraria (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd
How this plant is used
Food

Select a Results View:

View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
FIBER 15 Fruit 5600.0 12550.0 -1.22 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed not available 15800.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Fruit 0.1 1.3 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
FUFURAL 0 Fruit 1740.0 43512.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A50 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A52 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 40.0 900.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Fruit 0.0 1.1 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 2.0 45.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 330.0 7400.0 1.13 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 140.0 3140.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 360.0 8070.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 90.0 2465.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 288000.0 336250.0 1.96 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 210.0 4700.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 110.0 2465.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 40.0 900.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 3.2 72.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 40.0 1435.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 81900.0 95625.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 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 *