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Plant Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Bitter Melon; Sorosi
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MOMORDICOSIDE-E 0 Seed not available 36.5 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-E-1 0 Fruit not available 756.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-EX 0 Fruit not available 12.6 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-F' 0 Fruit not available 6.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-F-1 0 Fruit not available 434.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-F-2 0 Fruit not available 40.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-G 0 Fruit not available 123.6 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-H 0 Fruit not available 74.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-I 0 Fruit not available 81.8 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-J 0 Fruit not available 8.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-K 0 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-K 0 Seed not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MOMORDICOSIDE-L 0 Fruit not available 36.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDICOSIDE-L 0 Seed not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
MOMORDIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDIN-2 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDIN-A 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MOMORDIN-B 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MULTIFLORENOL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MUTACHROME 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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