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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardioprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 2 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrophilic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Chemopreventive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive (Breast Cancer) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive (Colon Cancer) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| CNS-Inhibitor | 2 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |