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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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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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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mycobactericide 2 *
Myorelaxant 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Narcotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Natriuretic 1 *
Nematicide 9 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nematistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nephrotoxic 1 *
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Neuroprotective 1 *
Neurotoxic 2 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 2 *
NO-Genic 1 *
NO-Inhibitor 3 *
NO-Scavenger 1 *