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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
Select a Results View:
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 3000.0 | 33000.0 | -0.47 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 168000.0 | 223000.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Flower | 10000.0 | 374600.0 | 2.97 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 13000.0 | 114000.0 | -0.59 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | not available | 120000.0 | -0.12 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Flower | not available | 30000.0 | -1.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Flower | not available | 140000.0 | -1.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| FRUIT-ACIDS | 0 | Calyx | 150000.0 | 350000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Seed | not available | 1490.0 | 0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCOLIC-ACID | 4 | 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. |
| GOSSIPETIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GOSSYPETIN | 7 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GOSSYPETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| HEPTANAL | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANAL | 5 | 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 * |