I have found an old pharmaceutical research from 1833 in which emetic power of Cucumis melo roots was confirmed. I cannot find data about chemical constituents of the Cucumis melo roots. Their effect seemed similar to the one of emetin (an alkaloid) or of saponins.
I'd be grateful for anysuggestions.
Hi Sir, there are Studies which conducted on the chemical composition of melon (Cucumis melo L.) seeds, Maazoun variety. Melon seeds were found to contain (on a dry weight basis): moisture (7.16%), oil (30.65%), protein (27.41%), ash (4.83%), carbohydrate (29.96%), fibres (25.32%) and considerable amounts of antioxidant substances as phenolic compounds. The major mineral elements were: potassium, magnesium and calcium. The chemical composition of oil extracted from melon seeds was investigated. The main fatty acids of melon seed oil were linoleic acid and oleic acid. The chromatographic analysis of phenolic compounds showed that flavonoids were the most important group with the predominance of amentoflavone (32.80 μg/g). Besides, melon seed oil presented considerable amounts of phytosterols in which β-sitosterol was the major sterol accounting for 206.42 mg/100 g. The seed oil was also found to be rich in tocopherols with a predominance of β+γ-tocopherol fraction. The obtained results revealed that melon seeds presented an alternative source of plant oil which may serve as raw material for food applications.
Sir you can refer these 2 paper for your ready reference Jacek Drobnik
I found this article is good, please check.
Characterization and chemical composition of fatty acids content of watermelon and muskmelon cultivars in Saudi Arabia using gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy
Check out Dr Duke's database There are 2 mentions of papers and Dr Duke himself found one chemical in the roots. https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/search/list
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