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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
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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 | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-2-HEXENAL | 2 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-3-HEXENOL | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,4-CINEOLE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-HEXANOL | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-METHYL-4-(1-METHYLETHYL)-3-CYCLOHEXENOL | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2-DIMETHYL-HEXANAL | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,3-DIMETHYLBUTANE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,6-DIMETHYL-5,7-OCTADIEN-2-OL | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ETHENYLTETRAHYDRO-2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-2H-PYRAN | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ETHYL-FURAN | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-HEXENOL | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-6-METHYLENE-7-OCTEN-2-OL | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PENTYL-FURAN | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 4-METHYL-1-(1-METHYLETHYL)-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytotoxic | 4 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 359. |
| Decongestant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Degranulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Delta-9-Desaturase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Demulcent | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dentifrice | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |