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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |