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Plant Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae)
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Common name(s)
Ambrette, Musk Okra, Muskmallow, Tropical Jewel Hibiscus
How used
GRAS
Data Views
Activities:
253
All Chemicals:
56
| # Activity | Chemical Name | Part | Low PPM | High PPM | StdDev | *Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | (Z)-5-DODECENYL-ACETATE | Seed | 0.2 | 0.6 | -- | * |
| 0 | (Z)-5-TETRADECEN-14-OLIDE | Seed | 10.0 | 30.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | (Z)-5-TETRADECENYL-ACETATE | Seed | 8.0 | 24.0 | -- | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 0 | 12,13-EPOXYOLEIC-ACID | Seed | -- | -- | -- | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 0 | 2-TRANS-6-TRANS-FARNESOL | Seed | -- | -- | -- | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| 0 | 5-DODECENYL-ACETATE | Seed | -- | 1.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-TETRADECEN-14-OLIDE | Seed | -- | 25.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-TETRADECENYL-ACETATE | Seed | -- | 20.0 | -- | * |
| 16 | ACETIC-ACID | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 16 | ACETIC-ACID | Seed | -- | -- | -- | Wealth of India. |
| 0 | ALPHA-CEPHALIN | Seed | -- | -- | -- | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| 0 | AMBRETTOL | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | AMBRETTOLIC-ACID | Seed | -- | -- | -- | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 1 | AMBRETTOLIDE | Seed | 4.0 | 6.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | AMBRETTOLIDE(=7-HEXADECEN-16-OLIDE) | Seed | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 47 | BETA-SITOSTEROL | Seed | -- | -- | -- | Wealth of India. |
| 0 | BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLYCOSIDE | Seed | -- | -- | -- | Wealth of India. |
| 2 | CAMPESTEROL | Seed | -- | -- | -- | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 1 | CHOLESTEROL | Seed | -- | -- | -- | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 1 | DECYL-ACETATE | Seed | -- | 350.0 | -- | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
*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.