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Common Names
Okra
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Fruit | not available | 30.0 | -0.40 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CARBOHYDRATE | 0 | Fruit | 76300.0 | 760000.0 | 0.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 76300.0 | 760000.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Plant | not available | 410.0 | -1.39 | Wealth of India. |
| CITRAL | 53 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CITRAL | 53 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | 1.0 | 9.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE-4'-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CYANIDIN-4'-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| CYCLOHEXANOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Fruit | 180.0 | 1900.0 | 0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHANOL | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 10000.0 | -0.56 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 160000.0 | 220000.0 | -0.24 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 9400.0 | 94000.0 | -0.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | not available | 210200.0 | 0.60 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Flower | 4800.0 | 25000.0 | -0.46 | Wealth of India. |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.7 | 10.0 | 3.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | 4800.0 | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 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. |