Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
Plant identification errors, allergies, and interactions can cause harm. Consult qualified professionals for health questions.
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The mature fruit of the squirt cucumber, called “elaterium,” has long been recorded as a drastic purgative across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East. In classical Greece and Rome, Dioscorides and Pliny described a bitter, expelled juice used to purge watery stools and fluid accumulations (Duke, 2002). In Turkey, the same fruit or its expressed juice is employed in similar “purging” contexts in folk medicine (Everest and Öztürk, 2005). Further east in Egypt, elaterium is listed among traditional purgatives and emetics, traditionally taken in very small doses (Ibrahim and Kasem, 1964). In India, the species is mentioned by Ayurveda authorities among strong laxatives, again with strict cautions and strong admonitions against unsafe use (Warrier et al., 1994). Across these sources, the practice consistently uses the mature fruit—either the fresh, explosively discharged juice or dried elaterium flakes or powder—taken in minute quantities to produce brisk watery evacuations.

Because the traditional use is so intense and potentially harmful, modern herbal practice and legal status make “elaterium” preparations unsafe to promote. The available preparations in the literature are extreme historical doses; no safe, modern, repeatable recipe can be ethically proposed for home use. If one wishes to reference historical practice, the classical route was a tiny portion of elaterium (on the order of a few milligrams), possibly as a watery solution of the juice, taken only under expert supervision (Duke, 2002). Such guidance is not a recommendation; rather, it underscores the necessity to avoid self‑use entirely due to severe GI irritation, potential electrolyte collapse, and reports of death from overdose. In contemporary contexts, the plant is best avoided unless under specialized medical supervision, and it is not generally available for self‑preparation.

The primary driver of the plant’s activity is the family of cucurbitacins—highly bitter tetracyclic triterpenes—alongside resinous materials (Duke, 2002). These compounds are renowned irritants and purgatives in Cucurbitaceae and plausibly account for the watery, often violent purging historically attributed to elaterium. Modern interest is largely pharmacological rather than herbal: cucurbitacins show cytotoxic, anti‑inflammatory, and anticancer activities in vitro, with no current legitimate pathway for home tinctures or teas (Chen et al., 2012). While traditional purging with elaterium has faded and the plant is not widely sold or cultivated in public herbal commerce, the historical record remains a cautionary lesson about “bitter extract” remedies whose margin between harm and benefit can be vanishingly small.

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Industrial and craft applications:
No documented non-medicinal industrial or craft uses are reported for Ecballium elaterium.

Scientific/model organism:
Ecballium elaterium is used as a research organism due to its explosive fruit dehiscence mechanism. The ballistic seed dispersal and associated rapid turgor-driven movement are employed in studies of plant biomechanics, cellular turgor regulation, and biophysics of movement. The species serves as a model for comparative research on fruit development and dehiscence strategies within Cucurbitaceae.

Properties relevant to use:
The fruit’s dehiscence is underpinned by rapid turgor-driven cell expansion and hydrostatic pressure generation in the pericarp, which is of interest to biomechanical investigation. Seed dispersal relies on high internal pressure coupled with fruit wall structure, enabling the seed’s ballistic ejection.

Standards and regulation:
No relevant standards or regulatory frameworks are reported for non-medicinal uses of this taxon.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Ecballium elaterium is not widely cultivated; material for research is typically obtained from natural populations or botanical collections. There are no reports of supply chain or sustainability frameworks specific to non-medicinal use.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Momordica aspera	Lam.	Fl. Franç. 2: 191 (1779)
Momordica officinarum-elaterium	Crantz	Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 171 (1766)
Momordica elastica	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 158 (1796)
Momordica elaterium	L.	Sp. Pl. : 1010 (1753)
Momordica ecirrhata	Stokes	Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 465 (1812)
Bryonia elaterium	E.H.L.Krause	Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 12: 244 (1904)
Cucumis agrestis	Rchb.	Fl. Germ. Excurs. 294.
Ecballium agreste	Rchb.	Fl. Germ. Excurs. 294.
Ecballium officinale	T.Nees	Pl. Officin. : t. 271 (1828)
Ecballium officinarum	Rich. ex M.Roem.	Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 52 (1846)
Ecballium purgans	Schrad.	Linnaea 12: 421 (1838)
Elaterium cordifolium	Moench	Methodus : 503 (1794)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	squirting cucumber
English	exploding cucumber
Spanish	elaterio
Spanish	alficoz
Spanish	calabacilla amarga
Spanish	momordica elaterium
Spanish	cohombrillo amargo
Spanish	pepinos locos
Spanish	pepinos amargos
Spanish	pepinillo del diablo
Spanish	pepino amargo
Spanish	pepino de lagarto
Spanish	cogombro amerch
Spanish	cogombro silvestre
Spanish	cohombrillo
Spanish	cojombrillo
Spanish	combrillo
Spanish	meloncillos locos
Spanish	pepino borde
Spanish	pepino del diablo
Spanish	pepinos de lagarto
Arabic	قثاء الحمار
Azerbaijani	adi dəlixiyar
azb	ائششک خیاری
Belarusian	Шалёны агурок
Bulgarian	луда краставица
Bulgarian	църкало
Catalan	esquitxagossos
Catalan	cogombre amarg
Czech	tykvice stříkavá
Welsh	cucumer chwystrellol
German	spritzgurken
German	spritzgurke
German	eselsgurke
German	echte springgurke
diq	xiyarê luye
Greek	Πικραγγουριά
ext	melón bravíu
Persian	خرخیار
Persian	خیار خر
Finnish	ruiskukurkku
French	cornichon sauteur
French	concombre d'Âne
French	concombre du diable
French	concombre explosif
French	concombre sauvage
French	cornichon d'Âne
French	concombre d'âne
French	ecbalie
French	momordique sauvage
French	concombre d'ane
Galician	cogombro do demo
Hebrew	ירוקת החמור
Hebrew	ירוקת חמור מצויה
Upper Sorbian	tykwica
Armenian	կատաղի վարունգ
Italian	schizzetto
Italian	elaterio
Italian	cocomero asinino
Japanese	テッポウウリ
Kabyle	afeqqus n weɣyul
Kazakh	Атпақияр
Macedonian	луда краставица
Macedonian	лудо кеаставиче
nap	cucuzzigl
Norwegian Bokmål	eselagurk
Dutch	springkomkommer
Dutch	kolokwint
Dutch	spuitkomkommer
Dutch	ezelskomkommer
Polish	tryskawiec sprężysty
Polish	ośli ogórek
Polish	tryskacz
Polish	tryskawiec
Russian	Огурец бешеный
Russian	Бешеный огурец
Russian	Бешеный огурец обыкновенный
Slovenian	navadni štrkavec
Swedish	sprutgurkssläktet
Swedish	sprutgurkessläktet
Swedish	sprutgurkesläktet
Swedish	sprutgurka
Turkish	acı kavun
Turkish	acı dülek
Turkish	eşek hıyarı
Turkish	cırtatan
Turkish	eşekhıyarı
Turkish	yaban hıyarı
Ukrainian	Шалений огірок
Chinese	噴瓜
Chinese	喷瓜

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Ecballium elaterium subsp. dioicum	(Batt.) Costich	Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45: 582 (1988 publ. 1989)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  - Italy
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Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000659225
UNII	5BPF8C5CJ4
Flora of Alabama	5588
USDA Plants	ECEL
Tropicos	9200004
INPN	95662
Flora of Italy	3306
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292573-1
The Plant List	kew-2780660
Plantarium	13819
Missouri Botanical Garden	279546
PFAF	Ecballium elaterium
PaleoBotany	87470
Open Tree Of Life	238160
Observations.org	80251
NCBI Taxonomy	3679
NBN Atlas	NHMSYS0000458250
Nature Serve	2.140072
IPNI	292573-1
iNaturalist	162161
GBIF	2874680
Freebase	/m/0dqmrx
EPPO	ECAEL
EOL	487852
USDA GRIN	14775
Wikipedia	Ecballium
CMAUP	NPO11699

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Sesquiterpenoids and hexanorcucurbitacin from Aquilaria malaccensis agarwood with anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the STAT1/AKT/MAPK/NLRP3 pathway

Ma CT, Huang T, Yu JS, Ly TL, Vu Huynh KL, Kwon SW, Park JH, Yang HO

RSC Adv

02-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC10985734
doi:	10.1039/d3ra08686k
PMID:	38566784

Disulfide-constrained peptide scaffolds enable a robust peptide-therapeutic discovery platform

Zhou L, Cai F, Li Y, Gao X, Wei Y, Fedorova A, Kirchhofer D, Hannoush RN, Zhang Y

PLoS One

28-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10977697
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0300135
PMID:	38547109

Ecological and Syntaxonomic Analysis of the Communities of Glebionis coronaria and G. discolor (Malvion neglectae) in the European Mediterranean Area

Cano E, Cano-Ortiz A, Quinto Canas R, Piñar Fuentes JC, Rodrigues Meireles C, Raposo M, Pinto Gomes C, Laface VL, Spampinato G, Musarella CM

Plants (Basel)

20-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10934477
doi:	10.3390/plants13050568
PMID:	38475415

The Meaning of Plants' Names: A New Discovering Approach to Its Medicinal and/or Toxic Properties

dos Santos Dantas Lima L, Felipe Domingues Passero L, Indriunas A, de Souza Santos I, Francisco Uchôa Coqueiro L, Alexandre Souza da Cruz K, Batista de Almeida A, Carlos Fernandes Galduróz J, Rodrigues E

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

19-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10896657
doi:	10.1155/2024/6678557
PMID:	38410808

Taste shaped the use of botanical drugs

Leonti M, Baker J, Staub P, Casu L, Hawkins J

eLife

24-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10945733
doi:	10.7554/eLife.90070
PMID:	38265283

Cucurbitacin E reduces IL-1β-induced inflammation and cartilage degeneration by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt pathway in osteoarthritic chondrocytes

Wang L, Xu H, Li X, Chen H, Zhang H, Zhu X, Lin Z, Guo S, Bao Z, Rui H, He W, Zhang H

J Transl Med

04-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10696753
doi:	10.1186/s12967-023-04771-7
PMID:	38049841

Synergistic Antibacterial Efficacy of Melittin in Combination with Oxacillin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Pereira AF, Sani AA, Zapata TB, de Sousa DS, Rossini BC, dos Santos LD, Rall VL, Riccardi CD, Fernandes Júnior A

Microorganisms

27-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10745785
doi:	10.3390/microorganisms11122868
PMID:	38138012

Ethnobotanical Documentation of the Uses of Wild and Cultivated Plants in the Ansanto Valley (Avellino Province, Southern Italy)

Motti R, Marotta M, Bonanomi G, Cozzolino S, Di Palma A

Plants (Basel)

26-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10649993
doi:	10.3390/plants12213690
PMID:	37960047

Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus: an emerging plant begomovirus threatening cucurbit production

Cai L, Mei Y, Ye R, Deng Y, Zhang X, Hu Z, Zhou X, Zhang M, Yang J

aBIOTECH

25-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10638221
doi:	10.1007/s42994-023-00118-4
PMID:	37970471

Recent Advances in the Application of Cucurbitacins as Anticancer Agents

Zieniuk B, Pawełkowicz M

Metabolites

14-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10608718
doi:	10.3390/metabo13101081
PMID:	37887406

The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.)

Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ

PLoS One

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10602594
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:	37792900

Genetic Variation between Asian and Mediterranean Populations of Cucurbit Aphid-Borne Yellows Virus

Pouraziz P, Yousefi M, Santosa AI, Koolivand D

Viruses

09-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10457933
doi:	10.3390/v15081714
PMID:	37632056

Cucurbitacin-B instigates intrinsic apoptosis and modulates Notch signaling in androgen-dependent prostate cancer LNCaP cells

Alafnan A, Khalifa NE, Hussain T, Osman ME

Front Pharmacol

28-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10338038
doi:	10.3389/fphar.2023.1206981
PMID:	37448964

Innovations towards sustainable olive crop management: a new dawn by precision agriculture including endo-therapy

Grandi L, Oehl M, Lombardi T, de Michele VR, Schmitt N, Verweire D, Balmer D

Front Plant Sci

06-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10283359
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1180632
PMID:	37351220

Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus Spain Strain Is Not Transmitted by Trialeurodes vaporariorum and Is Inefficiently Transmitted by Bemisia tabaci Mediterranean between Zucchini and the Wild Cucurbit Ecballium elaterium

Farina A, Rapisarda C, Fiallo-Olivé E, Navas-Castillo J

Insects

15-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10146520
doi:	10.3390/insects14040384
PMID:	37103199

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid	135	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O	138.12	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives
7-Methoxy-2H-1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxylic acid	607309	Click to see	196.16	unknown	via CMAUP database
Syringic Acid	10742	Click to see	198.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Vanillic Acid	8468	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O	168.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles
(8R)-8-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxytricyclo[9.4.0.02,7]pentadeca-1(11),2,4,6,12,14-hexaene-4,13-diol	71620318	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C3=C(CCC(C2=C1)CO)C=C(C=C3)O)O	286.32	unknown	via CMAUP database
9,12-di-O-methylsubamol	71461983	Click to see COCC1=CCC2=C(C=CC(=C2)OC)C3=CC(=C(C=C13)OC)O	312.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Eugenol	3314	Click to see	164.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
Syringaldehyde	8655	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=O	182.17	unknown	via CMAUP database
Vanillin	1183	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C=O)O	152.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
(-)-Syringaresinol	11604108	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2C3COC(C3CO2)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)OC)O)OC	418.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
5',5''-Didemethoxypinoresinol	101789268	Click to see	298.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)97506-4
Sesamin	72307	Click to see C1C2C(COC2C3=CC4=C(C=C3)OCO4)C(O1)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)OCO6	354.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Palmitic Acid	985	Click to see	256.42	unknown	via CMAUP database
Stearic Acid	5281	Click to see	284.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-hex-3-enoxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	125625	Click to see CCC=CCCOC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O	262.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols / Long-chain fatty alcohols
Secosubamolide	16104910	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C(C(C(=O)C)O)C(=O)OC	340.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Secosubamolide A	24795973	Click to see	368.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Polyprenols
(2Z,6Z,10Z,14Z,18Z,22Z,26E,30E,34E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39-decamethyltetraconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38-decaen-1-ol	12866490	Click to see	699.20	unknown	via CMAUP database
Ficaprenol 11	11411688	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C)C)C)C)C)C)C)C)C)C	767.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
Caryophyllene	5281515	Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C	204.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
Gibberodione	11586727	Click to see CC1CCC(=CC(=O)C1CCC(=O)C)C(C)C	236.35	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Abscisic acids and derivatives
Abscisic Acid	5280896	Click to see	264.32	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aS,14bS)-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-13-oxo-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,14b-dodecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylate	100951703	Click to see	795.00	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.199905182
Calenduloside C	71587192	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	943.10	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.199905182
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Squalene	638072	Click to see	410.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cucurbitacins
(2S,3S,8S,9R,10R,13R,14S,16R)-17-[(E)-2,6-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxohept-4-en-2-yl]-2,3,16-trihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-1,2,3,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-11-one	54749297	Click to see	518.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
(2S,8S,9R,10R,13R,14S,16R,17R)-17-[(E,2S)-2,6-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxohept-4-en-2-yl]-2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-2,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11-dione	10744450	Click to see	516.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01521A037
(8S,9R,10R,13R,14S,16R,17R)-17-[(E,2R)-2,6-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxohept-4-en-2-yl]-16-hydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-olate	25245009	Click to see	513.60	unknown	via CMAUP database
(8S,9R,10S,13R,14S)-17-[(2R)-2,6-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxohept-4-en-2-yl]-2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-2,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11-dione	138113434	Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2CC(C1=O)O)C)C)C(C)(C(=O)C=CC(C)(C)O)O)O)C)C	516.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL036469R https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91826-5
(9R,13R,14S,16R)-17-[(E,2R)-6-acetyloxy-2-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxohept-4-en-2-yl]-16-hydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-olate	25245182	Click to see	555.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(E,6R)-6-[(2S,9R,10R,13R,14S,16R)-2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-2,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate	25245488	Click to see	558.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(E,6S)-6-[(8S,9R,10R,13R,14S,16R,17R)-2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate	5352013	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O	556.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/CT9099501985
[(E)-6-[(3S,10R,16R)-3,16-dihydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,13,14-tetramethyl-11-oxo-1,2,3,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate	6433457	Click to see	560.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
[6-(2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-2,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate	2885	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3CC(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O	558.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-960847 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(03)00165-5
[6-(2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate	2887	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O	556.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1570 https://doi.org/10.1039/CT9099501985
17-(1,5-Dihydroxy-1,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-3-hexenyl)-2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,14-tetramethylestra-1,5-diene-3,11-dione	2888	Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2C=C(C1=O)O)C)C)C(C)(C(=O)C=CC(C)(C)O)O)O)C)C	514.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1570 https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01536A047
17-(2,6-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxohept-4-en-2-yl)-2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-2,7,8,10,12,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11-dione	2886	Click to see	516.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01521A037 https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01536A047
22-Deoxocucurbitacin D	5474791	Click to see	502.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL036469R
Cucurbitacin B	5281316	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3CC(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O	558.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL036469R https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(03)00165-5 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-960847 https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50057A008 https://doi.org/10.1002/PTR.2650030210 https://doi.org/10.3109/15563659509028931
Cucurbitacin D	5281318	Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2CC(C1=O)O)C)C)C(C)(C(=O)C=CC(C)(C)O)O)O)C)C	516.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL036469R https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01536A047 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91826-5
Cucurbitacin E	5281319	Click to see	556.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1570 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00256-2 https://doi.org/10.1021/OL036469R https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91826-5
Cucurbitacin I	5281321	Click to see	514.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/MRC.1570 https://doi.org/10.1021/JA01536A047 https://doi.org/10.1021/OL036469R https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91826-5
Cucurbitacin J	441819	Click to see	532.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Cucurbitacin L	441820	Click to see	516.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91826-5 https://doi.org/10.1021/OL036469R
Cucurbitacin R	180535	Click to see	518.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/OL036469R https://doi.org/10.1039/P19740002552
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives
Cycloeucalenol	101690	Click to see CC1C2CCC3C4(CCC(C4(CCC35C2(C5)CCC1O)C)C(C)CCC(=C)C(C)C)C	426.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2007-969107
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Oxosteroids / 11-oxosteroids
(1S,2S,4R,6R,8S,9S,10R,13R,14R,17S)-8,17-dihydroxy-2,8,10,13,18,18-hexamethyl-6-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)-5-oxapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,10.04,9.014,19]henicos-19-ene-12,16-dione	162847483	Click to see	484.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19740002552
8,17-Dihydroxy-2,8,10,13,18,18-hexamethyl-6-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)-5-oxapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,10.04,9.014,19]henicos-19-ene-12,16-dione	162847482	Click to see	484.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1039/P19740002552
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol	222284	Click to see	414.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3S,5S,9S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,3E,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylhepta-3,6-dien-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	163007759	Click to see	410.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98493-0
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylhepta-3,6-dien-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	3662981	Click to see CCC(C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(=C)C	410.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)98493-0
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
Stigmasterol	5280794	Click to see	412.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Stigmasterol Glucoside	6602508	Click to see	574.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids
(3S)-3-aminopyrrolidin-1-ium-3-carboxylate	28820550	Click to see C1C[NH2+]CC1(C(=O)[O-])N	130.15	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(4-hydroxy-5,13-dimethoxy-8-tricyclo[9.4.0.02,7]pentadeca-1(11),2,4,6,8,12,14-heptaenyl)methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	71620321	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3=CC(=C(C=C3C(=CC2)COC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC)O	460.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(4,13-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-8-tricyclo[9.4.0.02,7]pentadeca-1(11),2,4,6,8,12,14-heptaenyl)methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	102345052	Click to see	446.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Subavenoside A	71453067	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C3=CC=CC=C3CC=C(C2=C1)COC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	430.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[[13-hydroxy-8-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxy-4-tricyclo[9.4.0.02,7]pentadeca-1(11),2,4,6,8,12,14-heptaenyl]oxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	102345053	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(C=C3C(=CCC4=C(C3=C2)C=CC(=C4)O)CO)OC)O)O)O	430.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
1-[2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]butan-1-one	51357548	Click to see	358.34	unknown	via CMAUP database
4-(2-Propen-1-yl)phenyl 6-O-D-apio-beta-D-furanosyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside	442789	Click to see	428.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Subavenoside D	71461984	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C3=CC=CC=C3CC=C(C2=C1)CO)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	430.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Subavenoside E	71451248	Click to see	474.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes
4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde	126	Click to see	122.12	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Cyclic ketones / Cyclohexenones
Oxyphyllenodiol A	10082923	Click to see	238.32	unknown	via CMAUP database
Oxyphyllenodiol B	5279294	Click to see CC(C)C1CCC(=O)C2=C1C(C(CC2)(C)O)O	238.32	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Ethers / Acetals / Ketals
Subamolide A	16104909	Click to see	340.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Subamolide B	16104907	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCC=C1C(C(OC1=O)(C)OC)O	340.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzodioxoles
Myristicin	4276	Click to see	192.21	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Oxolanes
(3E,4R)-4-hydroxy-5-methylidene-3-undecylideneoxolan-2-one	24757906	Click to see	266.38	unknown	via CMAUP database
Isolinderanolide B	53308122	Click to see	308.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Isoobtusilactone A	6442493	Click to see	308.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Obtusilactone A	6442492	Click to see	308.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Subamolide D	24757907	Click to see	266.38	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
(7R,8R)-Dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol 9-O-\|A-D-glucoside	95223221	Click to see	522.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Ferulic Acid	445858	Click to see	194.18	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamyl alcohols
3,4-Methylenedioxy-5-methoxycinnamyl alcohol	85441832	Click to see COC1=CC(=CC2=C1OCO2)C=CCO	208.21	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Biflavonoids and polyflavonoids
Aescultitannin B	10010849	Click to see	864.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
Cinnamtannin D1	46173958	Click to see	864.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
Catechin	9064	Click to see	290.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
Epicatechin	72276	Click to see	290.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
(2R)-7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	3083618	Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C1=O)C(=CC(=C2)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O	434.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Phlorizin	6072	Click to see	436.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Salipurposide	15559669	Click to see	434.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Afzelin	5316673	Click to see	432.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Astragalin	5282102	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Kaempferol-3-O-Rutinoside	5318767	Click to see	594.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Prunin	92794	Click to see	434.40	unknown	via CMAUP database

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