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Plant Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Flower 40.0 405.0 -0.71 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 75.0 750.0 2.13 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CALCIUM 28 Flower 40.0 395.0 -1.49 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CYANIDIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CYANIDIN-CHLORIDE 1 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CYANIDIN-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FAT 0 Flower 3600.0 35290.0 -0.35 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FIBER 15 Flower 15600.0 152960.0 0.26 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
IRON 6 Flower 17.0 165.0 -0.02 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
KILOCALORIES 0 Flower 360.0 3530.0 1.45 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
METHYL-10-OXO-11-OCTADECYNOATE 2 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
METHYL-8-OXO-9-OCTADECYNOATE 2 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
NIACIN 39 Flower 6.0 60.0 -0.34 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
NITROGEN 0 Flower 640.0 6275.0 -1.00 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Flower 265.0 2615.0 -0.46 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Flower 0.4 4.7 -0.35 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
THIAMIN 31 Flower 0.3 3.0 -0.68 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
WATER 0 Flower not available 898000.0 0.56 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Teratologic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tumorigenic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator 5 Martindale's 29th
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.