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Cucurbitaceae

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Definition: The gourd plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. It is sometimes placed in its own order, Cucurbitales. 'Melon' generally refers to CUCUMIS; CITRULLUS; or MOMORDICA.  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (   
Examples Bryonia; Citrullus; Cucumis; Cucurbita; Gynostemma; Luffa; Momordica; Trichosanthes 		Other names Melothrias; Melon; Ivy Gourds; Gourds, Ivy; Fevilleas; Coccinias; Fevillea; Melothria; Melons; Ivy Gourd; Gourd, Ivy; Coccinia
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
chikusetsu saponin IVa  51415-02-2   *Saponins Oleanolic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Cucurbitaceae. Chung Kuo Chung Yao Tsa Chih 1995 Sep;20(9):551-3,576
andirobicin B glucoside  151703-10-5 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-triene-11,20-dione, 2-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3,16-dihydroxy-4,9,14-trimethyl-, (9beta,16alpha)  *Saponins *Triterpenes Cucurbitaceae. J Nat Prod 1993 Oct;56(10):1772-8
andirobicin A glucoside  151703-09-2 19-Norcholesta-1,3,5(10),23-tetraen-11-one, 2-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3,16,20,22-tetrahydroxy-25-methoxy-4,9,14-trimethyl-, (9beta,16alpha)  *Saponins *Triterpenes Cucurbitaceae. J Nat Prod 1993 Oct;56(10):1772-8

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