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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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Antistress 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisunburn 1 *
Antisyncopic 1 *
Antisyndrome-X 7 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitartar 1 *
Antithalassemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antithrombotic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antithromboxane 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
Antithromboxane-B2 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiTNF 1 *
Antitoxemic 1 *
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitubercular 2 *
Antitumor 18 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 *
Antitumor (Breast) 5 *