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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Larvistat | 1 | 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. |
| Laxative | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |