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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
RESIN 0 Calyx Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
RHAMNOGALACTURANS 0 Flower *
RHAMNOSE 0 Flower *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Flower 0.1 0.5 -1.34 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.0 31.0 -0.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SABDARETIN 0 Flower 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.
SABDARITRIN 0 Flower ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SAMBUBIOSIDE 0 Flower *
SAPONIN 0 Root CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SCOPOLETIN 44 Root Bark *
SELENIUM 60 Flower 1.6 14.3 1.73 *
SILICON 4 Flower 1.0 9.1 -0.46 *
SODIUM 1 Flower 42.0 382.0 -0.40 *
STARCH 5 Seed 111000.0 -0.81 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
STERCULIC-ACID 4 Seed CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SUCROSE 14 Calyx 2400.0 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SUGARS 0 Flower 12100.0 110000.0 0.00 *
SULFUR 14 Seed 4000.0 0.83 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Flower 6233.0 56667.0 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Gastroprotective 3 *
Glutathione-Depleting 1 *
Goitrogenic 1 *
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Gram(+)icide 2 *
Gram(-)icide 2 *
GST-Inducer 1 *
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hemopoietic 1 *
Hemostat 4 *
Hemostatic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hepatoprotective 7 *
Hepatotonic 2 *
Hepatotoxic 3 Martindale's 29th
Herbicide 4 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Herpetifuge 1 *
Histaminic 1 *
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Hypercholesterolemic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypertensive 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.