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Plant Corchorus olitorius (Tiliaceae)

Common Names
Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute
How this plant is used
Food

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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
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 1 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolyneuritic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiproliferant 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipruritic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antipsoriac 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipsychotic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipyretic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.