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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Avicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bifidogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 21 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 2 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |