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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOMORDICA-CUCURBITANE-6 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 200.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-ELASTASE-INHIBITOR-MCEI-I | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-PROTEIN-MAP-30 | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-PROTEIN-MAP-30 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-TRYPSIN-INHIBITOR-MCTI-I | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICA-TRYPSIN-INHIBITOR-MCTI-II | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MOMORDICIN-8 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 440.4 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICIN-II | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1919.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 80.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICINE-I | 0 | Shoot | not available | 700.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICINE-II | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICINE-II | 0 | Shoot | not available | 700.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICINE-III | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1200.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-A | 0 | Seed | not available | 1287.4 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-B | 0 | Seed | not available | 89.8 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-C | 0 | Seed | not available | 114.1 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-D | 0 | Seed | not available | 22.8 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOMORDICOSIDE-E | 0 | Fruit | not available | 10.4 | 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 * |