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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTEIN | 15 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYCOPENE | 16 | Fruit | not available | 231.0 | -0.29 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYCOPENE | 16 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYCOPENE | 16 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 149.0 | -1.62 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 195.0 | 3800.0 | 0.77 | =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 |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | not available | 10.0 | -0.34 | =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 |
| MAP-30 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORCHARASIDE-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORCHARASIDE-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORCHARIN-I | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORCHARIN-II | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-AGGLUTININ | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-ANTI-HIV-PROTEIN-MAP-30 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-CHARANTHIA-INHIBITOR-PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-CHARANTIA-CYTOSTATIC-FACTOR | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-CHARANTIA-LECTIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 160.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-CHARANTIA-STEROID-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-CHARANTIA-TRITERPENE-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Cotyledon | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-CUCURBITANE-3 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 204.7 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antistroke | 2 | 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 |
| Antisyndrome-X | 3 | 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 |
| Antitesticular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyreotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antithyrotoxic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitourette | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antitumor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 5 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |