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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
LUCIDIN 4 Tissue Culture not available 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUCIDIN-3-O-BETA-PRIMEVEROSIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available 749.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUCIDIN-3-PRIMEVEROSIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUCIDIN-OMEGA-ETHYL-ETHER 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-DECANOATE 0 Fruit not available 0.3 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ELAIDATE 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-OCTANOATE 0 Fruit not available 0.4 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-OLEATE 0 Fruit not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PALMITATE 0 Fruit not available 0.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MONO-ETHOXY-RUBIADIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONO-METHOXY-RUBIADIN 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONOTROPEIN 2 Leaf not available 1580.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MORINDADIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MORINDIN 0 Root not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MORINDIN 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MORINDONE 1 Heart Wood not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MORINDONE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MORINDONE 1 Tissue Culture not available 145.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
MORINDONE-6BETA-PRIMEVEROSIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available 709.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.