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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
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-METHYL-2-FURALDEHYDE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,10,14-TRIMETHYL-2-PENTADECANONE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ACIDS | 0 | Flower | 150000.0 | 300000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ALLOHYDROXYCITRIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | 230000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXYL-1-ACETALDEHYDE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed | not available | 500.0 | 0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Flower | 14.0 | 125.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Calyx | 10000.0 | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINANS | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |