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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
OCTANAL 0 Calyx not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
OXALIC-ACID 9 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.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PECTIN 24 Calyx not available 31900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Fruit not available 10200.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
PELARGONIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PELARGONIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PENTOSANS 0 Seed not available 158000.0 1.66 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Flower 110.0 1000.0 -1.14 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 480.0 6458.0 0.27 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed not available 6000.0 0.17 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Calyx not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Flower 1034.0 9400.0 -1.01 Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS 34 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPIONIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PROPIONIC-ACID 6 Seed not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PROTEIN 0 Flower 6600.0 60000.0 -0.96 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *