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Common Names
Indian Mulberry; Noni
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | 0.1 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 72.0 | 321.0 | 2.72 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOR-DAMNACANTHAL | 1 | Root | not available | 17000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOR-DAMNACANTHAL | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTANOIC-ACID | 5 | Fruit | not available | 25.0 | 1.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | not available | 0.2 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PARAFFIN | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 150.0 | 670.0 | -0.79 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHYSCION | 5 | Heart Wood | not available | 37.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSCION-8-O-[(ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL(1-3)]-[BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL(1-6)]-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Heart Wood | not available | 75.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 45000.0 | 200890.0 | -0.11 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.9 | 4.0 | -0.16 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RUBERYTHRIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBIADIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| RUBIADIN | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | 127.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBIADIN-1-METHYL-ETHER | 3 | 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. |
| RUBICHLORIC-ACID | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 3 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 9 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 5 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Insecticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 6 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insectiphile | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |