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Plant Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae)

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Common name(s)
Acedera de Guinea (Sp.), Indian Sorrel, Jamaica Sorrel, Kharkadi, Malventee (Ger.), Red Sorrel, Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.), Rosella (Ger.), Roselle, Sereni (Sp.), Sorrel
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-ALLOOXYCITRONIC-ACID-LACTONE Flower -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 (E)-2-HEPTENAL Calyx -- -- -- *
2 (E)-2-HEXENAL Calyx -- -- -- *
0 (Z)-3-HEXENOL Calyx -- -- -- *
0 1,4-CINEOLE Calyx -- -- -- *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Calyx -- -- -- *
0 1-HEXANOL Calyx -- -- -- *
0 1-METHYL-4-(1-METHYLETHYL)-3-CYCLOHEXENOL Calyx -- -- -- *
0 2,2-DIMETHYL-HEXANAL Calyx -- -- -- *
0 2,3-DIMETHYLBUTANE Calyx -- -- -- *
0 2,6-DIMETHYL-5,7-OCTADIEN-2-OL Calyx -- -- -- *
0 2-ETHENYLTETRAHYDRO-2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2H-PYRAN Calyx -- -- -- *
0 2-ETHYL-FURAN Calyx -- -- -- *
0 2-HEXENOL Calyx -- -- -- *
0 2-METHYL-6-METHYLENE-7-OCTEN-2-OL Calyx -- -- -- *
0 2-PENTYL-FURAN Calyx -- -- -- *
0 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL Seed -- -- -- Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
0 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL Fruit -- -- -- Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
0 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL Leaf -- -- -- Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
0 4-METHYL-1-(1-METHYLETHYL)-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-OL-ACETATE Calyx -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.