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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Immunomodulator | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insectifuge | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insectiphile | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Insulinogenic | 1 | 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 |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Irritant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Chemical Express, 7: 297, 1992. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Mastogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |