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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tremorilytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Trichomonistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 4 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Varroacide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |