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Plant Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Chayote
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
PEROXIDASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Fruit 520.0 7430.0 1.42 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHOLIPIDS 0 Leaf 6728.0 38010.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 260.0 3715.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 470.0 6350.0 1.34 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1500.0 21430.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Shoot 3100.0 41890.0 1.27 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Fruit 480.0 6855.0 0.78 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 7000.0 128570.0 0.26 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 26900.0 152000.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.4 5.7 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Shoot 0.8 11.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Fruit 510.0 7285.0 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 40.0 570.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Shoot 14.0 190.0 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Shoot 0.3 4.0 -0.85 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Fruit 440.0 6285.0 1.36 Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 120.0 1715.0 1.21 Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Fruit 350.0 5000.0 1.07 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
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).