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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECAN-1-OL | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETROSELINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 320.0 | 8333.0 | 1.55 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 540.0 | 33467.0 | 5.24 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHYTOFLUENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHYTOFLUENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPECOLIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYPEPTIDE-P | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 2700.0 | 45000.0 | 2.40 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 5100.0 | 33117.0 | 0.12 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 9000.0 | 181000.0 | 0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 51000.0 | 371000.0 | 1.59 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.4 | 9.0 | 0.85 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 4.6 | 31.0 | -0.03 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 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 |