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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-METHYL-2-FURALDEHYDE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,10,14-TRIMETHYL-2-PENTADECANONE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ACIDS | 0 | Flower | 150000.0 | 300000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ALLOHYDROXYCITRIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | 230000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXYL-1-ACETALDEHYDE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed | not available | 500.0 | 0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Flower | 14.0 | 125.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Calyx | 10000.0 | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINANS | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypnotic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocalcemic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 18 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 9 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 10 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Inflammatory | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 10 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insectiphile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |