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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOMORDICOSIDE-E | 0 | Seed | not available | 36.5 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-E-1 | 0 | Fruit | not available | 756.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-EX | 0 | Fruit | not available | 12.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-F' | 0 | Fruit | not available | 6.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-F-1 | 0 | Fruit | not available | 434.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-F-2 | 0 | Fruit | not available | 40.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-G | 0 | Fruit | not available | 123.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-H | 0 | Fruit | not available | 74.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-I | 0 | Fruit | not available | 81.8 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-J | 0 | Fruit | not available | 8.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-K | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-K | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-L | 0 | Fruit | not available | 36.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-L | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| MOMORDIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDIN-2 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDIN-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDIN-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MULTIFLORENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MUTACHROME | 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 |