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Plant Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Indian Mulberry; Noni
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
(E)-6-DODECENO-GAMMA-LACTONE 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-6-DODECENO-GAMMA-LACTONE 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z,Z)-2,5-UNDECADIEN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z,Z,Z)-8,11,14-EICOSATRIENOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-5-6-TRIHYDROXY-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-BUTANOL 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HEXANOL 0 Fruit not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DI-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-1-O-OCTANOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSE 0 Fruit not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEPTANONE 0 Fruit not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-1-METHOXY-7-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-3-METHYLTHIO-PROPANOATE 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-HEXANOATE 0 Fruit not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PROPANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-5-6-TRIHYDROXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture not available 160.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-MORINDONE 0 Tissue Culture not available 309.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-2-BUTEN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-3-BUTEN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available 1.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-THIOPROPANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 0.2 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
17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th