Plant Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Ambrette, Musk Okra, Tropical Jewel Hibiscus, Muskmallow

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
(Z)-5-DODECENYL-ACETATE	0	Seed	0.2	0.6	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-5-TETRADECEN-14-OLIDE	0	Seed	10.0	30.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-5-TETRADECENYL-ACETATE	0	Seed	8.0	24.0	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
12,13-EPOXYOLEIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
2-TRANS-6-TRANS-FARNESOL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
5-DODECENYL-ACETATE	0	Seed	not available	1.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-TETRADECEN-14-OLIDE	0	Seed	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-TETRADECENYL-ACETATE	0	Seed	not available	20.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Wealth of India.
ALPHA-CEPHALIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	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.
AMBRETTOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AMBRETTOLIC-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.
AMBRETTOLIDE	1	Seed	4.0	6.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AMBRETTOLIDE(=7-HEXADECEN-16-OLIDE)	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Wealth of India.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLYCOSIDE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Wealth of India.
CAMPESTEROL	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CHOLESTEROL	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DECYL-ACETATE	1	Seed	not available	350.0	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.

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List of plant activities.
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Activity Sort descending	Chemical Count	Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent	1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent)	Martindale's 29th
Acidulant	1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant)	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic)	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	3 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	1 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic)	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker)	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic)	Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomic	2 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic)	Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin	2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant	2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging)	Duke, 1992 *