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Common Names
Bitter Melon; Sorosi
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 35000.0 | 45000.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXEROL | 2 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.2 | 12.0 | 0.85 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 1.3 | 8.0 | -0.06 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 17.8 | -1.82 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Fruit | not available | 100.0 | 1.51 | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| TREHALOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | 3960.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRYPSIN-INHIBITOR-MCI-3 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | not available | 517.0 | -1.67 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| UREASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| V-INSULIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VERBASCOSIDE | 20 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VICINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 795000.0 | 934000.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | 801000.0 | 846000.0 | 0.19 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN-RIBOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEAXANTHIN | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEAXANTHIN | 5 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEINOXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABeta-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 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. |
| Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 5 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analeptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | 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 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |