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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
ASPERULOSIDE 9 Leaf not available 1580.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPERULOSIDE 9 Root 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.
ASPERULOSIDIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Fruit not available 8.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bark not available 8.6 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit not available 5.2 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf not available 124.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Tissue Culture not available 454.5 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 360.0 1600.0 -1.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAPROIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 86000.0 384000.0 -1.81 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
DAMNACANTHAL 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAMNACANTHAL 3 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
DEACETYLASPERULOSIDIC-ACID 3 Fruit not available 33.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANOIC-ACID 3 Fruit not available 0.7 -0.71 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