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Plant Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Indian Mulberry; Noni
How this plant is used
Food
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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
5,7-DIMETHYL-APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D(+)-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
5-6-DIHYDROXY-LUCIDIN 0 Tissue Culture not available 109.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6,8-DIMETHOXY-3-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-1-O-BETA-RHAMNOSYL-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
7-HYDROXY-8-METHOXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACACETIN-7-O-BETA-D(+)-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
ACACETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available 0.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN 11 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN 11 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN 11 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN-ALPHA-METHYL-ETHER 0 Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ALPH-METHOXY-ALIZARIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPH-METHOXY-ALIZARIN 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRAGALLOL-2,3-DIMETHYLETHER 0 Wood not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Root not available 4000.0 -1.20 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Tissue Culture not available 2500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 520.0 2320.0 -0.23 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Leaf 15000.0 67000.0 -0.91 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASPERULOSIDE 9 Fruit not available 480.0 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
Candidistat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic? 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Cardioprotective 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cathartic 4 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Chemopreventive 4 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cholagogue 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 1 Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.