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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
HIBISCETIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HIBISCIC-ACID 0 Flower 153000.0 230000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HIBISCIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HIBISCIN-CHLORIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
HIBISCITRIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HIBISCRETIN 0 Flower not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
HIBISCUS-ACID 1 Flower not available 230000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACIDS 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACIDS 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IBISCIC-ACID 0 Flower 27500.0 250000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Flower 0.7 6.0 -1.06 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 15.0 333.0 -0.08 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL 3 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL 3 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL 3 Seed not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOPROPYL-ALCOHOL 2 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOPROPYL-ALCOHOL 2 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ISOPROPYL-ALCOHOL 2 Seed not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LIMONENE 60 Calyx not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL 53 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).