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Plant Abelmoschus esculentus (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Okra
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.