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Common Names
Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEGLUCOCOROLOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 2500.0 | 20350.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 113000.0 | 148000.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 12000.0 | 107000.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Leaf | 8.0 | 32.0 | 2.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOCORCHOROSIDE-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 4930.0 | 40130.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | 2140.0 | 17420.0 | 1.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HELVETICOSIDE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Leaf | 690.0 | 8950.0 | 1.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 47.0 | 485.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Leaf | 2000.0 | 18000.0 | 1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KCALS | 0 | Leaf | 280.0 | 2960.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | 2470.0 | 31580.0 | 2.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 1240.0 | 1630.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | 1170.0 | 9525.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 70625.0 | 92500.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 20.0 | 160.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 1015.0 | 1330.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | 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 |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Yoshikawa, M., et al. 1999. Medicinal Flowers. I. Aldose Reductase Inhibitors and Three New Eudesmane-Type Sesquiterpenes, Kikkanols A, B, and C, From the Flowers of Chrysanthemum inducum L. Chem Pharm Bull, 47(3): 340-345. |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |