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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Hibiscus cannabinus (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Deccan-Hemp, Indian-Hemp, Kenaf, Mesta, Bastard-Jute, Bimli-Jute, Java-Jute
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
HYDROXYCITRIC ACID 0 Leaf 90000.0 110000.0 Shchiparev, S. M., Soldatenkov, S. V. 1971. Hydroxycitric acid in the leaves of Hibiscus cannabinus. Vestn Leningrad Univ. Biol. 2: 146.
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