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Plant Corchorus olitorius (Tiliaceae)

Common Names
Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Leaf 2560.0 20840.0 1.92 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 1830.0 20185.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 370.0 4080.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 15800.0 151000.0 0.57 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 5670.0 46150.0 1.21 Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed 2030.0 2665.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 33.0 495.0 1.02 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 2080.0 18365.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 58000.0 633000.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORCHORALIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORCHORIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORCHOROGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORCHOROSIDE-A 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORCHOROSIDE-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORCHOROSOL-A 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COROLOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COROSIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYSIMOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 400.0 3250.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiobesity 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 9 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th