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
CYANIDIN-3-D(2-GLUCOSYL)-RUTINOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE	0	Calyx	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE	0	Calyx	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-XYLOGLUCOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN	9	Calyx	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE	1	Calyx	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE	0	Calyx	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
DELPHINIDIN-3-XYLOGLUCOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DELPHININ	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
DELTA-5-AVENASTEROL	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-TOCOPHEROL	4	Seed	not available	10.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
EPOXYOLEIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
ERGOSTEROL	5	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL	24	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ETHANOL	24	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ETHANOL	24	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
EUGENOL	76	Calyx	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EXO-2-HYDROXYCINEOLE	0	Calyx	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Flower	1100.0	10000.0	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *

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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).