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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 1700.0 | 12412.0 | 0.71 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASCORBIGEN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 4000.0 | 142000.0 | 2.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 21000.0 | 149000.0 | 0.53 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | not available | 90.0 | -2.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-ALANINE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | not available | 18.0 | -0.12 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 51.0 | 330.0 | 0.30 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-GLUCOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-MOMORCHARIN | 3 | Seed | not available | 800.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BITTER-GOURD-INHIBITOR-BG-I-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CALCEOLARIOSIDE-E | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 130.0 | 4333.0 | 0.11 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 2640.0 | 18701.0 | 0.02 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticold | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 4 | 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. |
| Anticoronary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 7 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 9 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Ammonia) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |