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Plant Abelmoschus manihot (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Manioc Hibiscus
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASH 0 Leaf 16100.0 138793.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 724.0 6241.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 2.5 21.5 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 17700.0 152586.0 1.92 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOLIPIDS 0 Plant 5504.0 47448.0 0.32 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 33.0 284.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 564.0 4862.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHOLIPIDS 0 Plant 5310.0 45775.0 0.49 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 22000.0 190000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Leaf not available 884000.0 0.38 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 12.5 108.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hypocholesterolemic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypotensive 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Immunomodulator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th
Insulinogenic 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Laxative 2 Duke, 1992 *
Leptingenic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Litholytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Tranquilizer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th