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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
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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
(+)-ALLOOXYCITRONIC-ACID-LACTONE 0 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
(E)-2-HEPTENAL 0 Calyx *
(E)-2-HEXENAL 2 Calyx *
(Z)-3-HEXENOL 0 Calyx *
1,4-CINEOLE 0 Calyx *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Calyx *
1-HEXANOL 0 Calyx *
1-METHYL-4-(1-METHYLETHYL)-3-CYCLOHEXENOL 0 Calyx *
2,2-DIMETHYL-HEXANAL 0 Calyx *
2,3-DIMETHYLBUTANE 0 Calyx *
2,6-DIMETHYL-5,7-OCTADIEN-2-OL 0 Calyx *
2-ETHENYLTETRAHYDRO-2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2H-PYRAN 0 Calyx *
2-ETHYL-FURAN 0 Calyx *
2-HEXENOL 0 Calyx *
2-METHYL-6-METHYLENE-7-OCTEN-2-OL 0 Calyx *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Calyx *
3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL 0 Leaf Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL 0 Seed Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-METHYL-1-(1-METHYLETHYL)-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-OL-ACETATE 0 Calyx *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 6 *
Acarifuge 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidifier 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 *
Allelochemic 3 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 2 *
Allergenic 16 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 2 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *