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Trichosanthes cucumerina

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 18 constituent measurements and 2 adverse-effect records for Trichosanthes cucumerina. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.

Accepted name in source: Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

18Constituent measurements

2Safety records

9Cited sources

0Licensed products (Canada)

Regulatory presence

No Health Canada licensed natural health product in the snapshot names this species as a medicinal ingredient under this exact binomial. Absence here means absence from this one register under this one name, not absence from trade, and not a safety verdict.

What the records describe

Constituents measured

Plant parts

Preparations

Effect types

Target tissues

Recorded constituents

What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.

Substance	Plant part	Preparation	Concentration	Analytical method	Source
Lectins	Seed	Solvent extraction	350 Milligram/100 gram	Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)	Resolve DOI
Oxalic acid	Seed	Powder	17.4 Milligram/100 gram	—	Resolve DOI
Phytic acid	Seed	Powder	480.03 Milligram/100 gram	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Saponins	Seed	Powder	2097 Milligram/100 gram	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Alkaloids	Live plants	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Alkaloids	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Anthraquinones	Seed	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Cardiac glycosides	Fruit unspecified	Powder	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Cucurbitacin b	Fruit unspecified	Solvent extraction	—	Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography)	No resolvable identifier
Cyanogenic glycosides	Fruit unspecified	Powder	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Cyanogenic glycosides	Fruit unspecified	Powder	0.43 Percent	—	No resolvable identifier
Lectins	Seed	Solvent extraction	—	—	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Live plants	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Fruit unspecified	Powder	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Leaves	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Tannins	Fruit unspecified	Powder	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Tannins	Live plants	Solvent extraction	—	Phytochemical screening	No resolvable identifier
Trypsin inhibitors	Fruit unspecified	Powder	8.43 International Unit/gram	—	No resolvable identifier

Recorded adverse effects

Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.

Effect	Target tissue	Plant part	Preparation	Test organism	Test type	Source
Reproductive	Urogenital: ovaries	Live plants	Solvent extraction	Rat (as animal)	Reproduction toxicity	No resolvable identifier
Reproductive	Urogenital: ovaries	Live plants	Solvent extraction	Rat (as animal)	Reproduction toxicity	No resolvable identifier

Cited sources

The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.

Ojiako, O.A., Igwe, C.U. The nutritive, anti-nutritive and hepatotoxic properties of Trichosanthes anguina (snake tomato) fruits from Nigeria. Pakistan journal of nutrition, 2008, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 85-89.
Kage, Devendra N., Malashetty, Vijaykumar B., Seetharam, Y. N., Suresh, P., Patil, Saraswati B. Effect of Ethanol Extract of Whole Plant of Trichosanthes cucumerina var. cucumerina L. on Gonadotropins, Ovarian Follicular Kinetics and Estrous Cycle for Screening of Antifertility Activity in Albino Rats . International journal of morphology, 2009, vol. 27, no. 1, p. 173-182.
Ilelaboye, N.O.A., Pikuda, O.O. Determination of minerals and anti-nutritional factors of some lesser-known crop seeds. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2009, vol. 8, no. 10, p. 1652-1656. DOI
Silapa-Archa, Weena., Picha, Porntipa., Lurwongrattana, Oudsanee., Kittiwongsunthorn, Worawit., Ungsuntnornsarit, Pichai. Investigation of the triterpenes of Cucurbitaceae prevalent in Thailand. Warasan phesatchasat, 1981, p. 5-8.
Oketunde, F. O., Tor-Anyiin, A. T., Rebok, J. M. Extraction and characterization of Trichosanthes cucumerina linn (snake gourd) seed oil. Journal of chemical society of nigeria, 2011, p. 115-117.
Franca, O.N. Antinutritional evaluation and in vitro protein digestibility of some Nigerian cucurbits. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2012, vol. 11, no. 3, p. 208-210.
Seshagirirao, K., Leelavathi, C., Sasidhar, V. Cross-linked leucaena seed gum matrix: An affinity chromatography tool for galactose-specific lectins. Journal of biochemistry and molecular biology, 2005, vol. 38, no. 3, p. 370-372.
Padma, P., Komath, SS., Nadimpalli, SK., Swamy, MJ. Purification in high yield and characterisation of a new galactose-specific lectin from the seeds of Trichosanthes cucumerina . Phytochemistry, 1999, vol. 50, no. 3, p. 363-371. DOI
Sandhya, S., Chandrasekhar, J., Banji, David., Rao, K. N. V. Pharmacognostical study on the leaf of Tricosanthes Cucumerina Linn. Archives of applied science research, 2010, p. 414-421.

Boundary

A constituent measurement is a fact about material at a stated preparation, not a statement about what that material does in a person. An adverse-effect or genotoxicity record is an observation reported in a source, most often in an animal or laboratory model. Neither is a Metatron Health conclusion about causality, human risk or benefit, and the absence of a record is not proof that a preparation is safe. Nothing here is diagnosis, prescribing or individual medical care.

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