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Plant 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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).