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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antienteritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepitheleomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue 7 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibrinolytic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibromyalgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrositic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antifibrotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigastrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigenotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic 1 Duke, 1992 *