Common Names
Bitter Melon; Sorosi
How this plant is used
Food
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Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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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 |
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Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antiinsomnic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiintegrase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
Antilethargic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antileukemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antileukotriene | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antilipoperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antilithic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antilupus | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
AntiLyme | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antilymphomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antimaculitic | 3 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antimastitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |