Sentences with phrase «cucurbitacins which»

cucurbitacins which are anti-inflammatory and possibly have anti-cancer properties too.

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This is very important, because bitter zucchini often contains high levels of a natural toxin called cucurbitacin (a chemical produced by all members of the Cucurbit family, which includes cucumbers, pumpkins and melons).

Finally, carrot contains very few natural plant toxins like cucurbitacins in cucumber or tomatine in tomato, and those which do exist are extremely safe for acne.

Although cucumbers aren't very high in vitamins or minerals, they contain a compound called cucurbitacin E, which may have beneficial effects on health.

And pumpkin seeds contain chemicals called cucurbitacins, which are believed to interfere with the production of a metabolic byproduct of testosterone known as DHT (dihydrotestosterone).

[4][5] However, several related plants in the Cucurbitaceae (cucumber) family contain Cucurbitacin compounds, which are responsible for the bitter taste in some edible plants of this family but are highly toxic to mammals.