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Common Names
Okra
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,13-EPOXYOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 2-O-(D-GALACTOPYRANOSYLURONIC-ACID)-L-RHAMOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 3,5,3'',4',5-PENTAHYDROXY-7-METHOXYFLAVONOL-5'-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 4-O-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-D-GALACTOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 9-HEXADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 730.0 | 7300.0 | 1.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-TERPENYL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Oil | not available | 310.0 | -0.24 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed | not available | 304.0 | 0.23 | Wealth of India. |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 180.0 | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 840.0 | 8450.0 | 1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 130.0 | 2340.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | 190.0 | 2340.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 7000.0 | 70000.0 | 0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 47400.0 | -0.01 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 1450.0 | 14820.0 | 0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | not available | 150.0 | -0.60 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 810.0 | 8100.0 | 0.98 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 2100.0 | 2820.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amebicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |