Plant Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
ARABINOGALACTANS	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Flower	22.0	200.0	-0.77	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	540.0	3750.0	-0.05	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH	0	Flower	2200.0	20000.0	-1.11	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	10000.0	111000.0	-0.14	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BENZALDEHYDE	24	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BENZYL-ALCOHOL	9	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BENZYL-ALCOHOL	9	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Flower	1.0	9.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	41.0	555.0	1.28	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BETA-SITOSTERYL-BENZOATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
BUTYRIC-ACID	6	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CALCIUM	28	Flower	374.0	3400.0	-0.66	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	2130.0	14792.0	-0.25	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM	28	Seed	3200.0	6000.0	0.34	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM-OXALATE	4	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antikeshan	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilaryngitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	2	Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antileukotriene-D4	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotrienogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus	2	Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antimange	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).