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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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 |
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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. |