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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Luffa aegyptiaca (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge
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
AEGYPTININ-A 0 Plant *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Plant *
AMARIN 0 Seed *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 120.0 2400.0 -0.14 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 950.0 9596.0 0.45 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 80000.0 0.60 *
ASH 0 Leaf 7000.0 71000.0 -0.84 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.2 34.0 -0.09 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 92.0 933.0 2.93 *
BRYONOLIC-ACID 3 Plant Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 200.0 4000.0 0.03 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 560.0 55000.0 2.50 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 43600.0 872000.0 0.48 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 27000.0 804000.0 1.53 *
CHOLINE 20 Fruit 104.0 2090.0 -0.17 *
CUCURBITACIN-B 8 Plant *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 40000.0 -0.34 *
FAT 0 Leaf 0.0 17000.0 -0.79 *
FAT 0 Seed 200000.0 450000.0 0.97 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 5000.0 100000.0 -0.39 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Percutaneostimulant 2 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide 3 *
Phagocytotic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Piscicide 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Prooxidant 2 *
Propecic 4 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 *
Sedative 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 2 *
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.