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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
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| TETRAHYDRO-2,2-DIMETHYL-5-(1-METHYLPROPYL)-FURAN | 0 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Flower | 0.0 | 3.0 | -0.68 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.77 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Flower | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Flower | 1.0 | 10.0 | -0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOCOPHEROLS | 0 | Seed | not available | 2000.0 | 0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| UTALONIC-ACID | 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. |
| WATER | 0 | Flower | not available | 890000.0 | 0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 856000.0 | 0.24 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 76000.0 | 129000.0 | -0.38 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Calyx | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ZINC | 77 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglutamaergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglycosation | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiglycosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigout | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigrey | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihangover | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |