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
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 |
---|---|---|
Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiarrhythmic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiarthritic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiasthmatic | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
Antiatherosclerotic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antibacterial | 20 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antibronchitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antibronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticalculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |