Plant Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chayote

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
ALANINE	3	Fruit	560.0	8000.0	1.69	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-UREIDOBUTYRIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Fruit	380.0	5430.0	0.30	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	110.0	1570.0	-0.19	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Shoot	330.0	4460.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Fruit	4000.0	57145.0	0.01	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	21600.0	122000.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Shoot	8000.0	108100.0	0.13	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Fruit	1010.0	14430.0	0.56	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Shoot	12.0	164.0	0.02	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	190.0	2715.0	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	592.0	3345.0	-1.03	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Shoot	660.0	8920.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	54000.0	771430.0	-0.06	Duke, 1992 *
CITRULLINE	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Leaf	1.8	10.0	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	1000.0	42860.0	-0.31	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	23200.0	131100.0	1.49	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Shoot	22000.0	297300.0	4.74	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	7000.0	100000.0	-0.39	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Analeptic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiacne	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD	1	Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE	1	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antialdosteronic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).