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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name 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 *
(Z)-5-TETRADECEN-14-OLIDE 0 Seed 10.0 30.0 *
(Z)-5-TETRADECENYL-ACETATE 0 Seed 8.0 24.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
12,13-EPOXYOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed 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 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 1.0 *
5-TETRADECEN-14-OLIDE 0 Seed 25.0 *
5-TETRADECENYL-ACETATE 0 Seed 20.0 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Seed Wealth of India.
ALPHA-CEPHALIN 0 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.
AMBRETTOL 0 Plant *
AMBRETTOLIC-ACID 0 Seed 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 *
AMBRETTOLIDE(=7-HEXADECEN-16-OLIDE) 0 Seed *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed Wealth of India.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLYCOSIDE 0 Seed Wealth of India.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CHOLESTEROL 1 Seed 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 350.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 2 *
Cancer-Preventive 8 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 2 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 2 Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
Cardioprotective 1 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 *
Catabolic 1 *
Choleretic 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
COMT-Inhibitor 1 *
Copper-Chelator 2 *
Cosmetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytotoxic 2 Matsukawa, Y., et al. The Effect of Quercetin and Other Flavonoids on Cell Cycle Progresssion and Growth of Human Gastric Cancer Cells. Planta Medica, 56(6): 677, 1990.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Delta-9-Desaturase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Demulcent 1 *