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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
(E)-6-DODECENO-GAMMA-LACTONE 0 Fruit 0.0 *
(Z)-6-DODECENO-GAMMA-LACTONE 0 Fruit 0.0 *
(Z,Z)-2,5-UNDECADIEN-1-OL 0 Fruit 0.2 *
(Z,Z,Z)-8,11,14-EICOSATRIENOIC-ACID 0 Fruit 0.0 *
1-5-6-TRIHYDROXY-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture *
1-BUTANOL 0 Fruit 0.0 *
1-HEXANOL 0 Fruit 0.1 *
2,6-DI-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-1-O-OCTANOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSE 0 Fruit 5000.0 *
2-HEPTANONE 0 Fruit 0.2 *
2-HYDROXY-1-METHOXY-7-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Root *
2-METHYL-3-METHYLTHIO-PROPANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 *
2-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit 0.2 *
2-METHYL-HEXANOATE 0 Fruit 0.2 *
2-METHYL-PROPANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit 0.1 *
3-5-6-TRIHYDROXY-2-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture 160.0 *
3-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE 0 Fruit 0.0 *
3-HYDROXY-MORINDONE 0 Tissue Culture 309.0 *
3-METHYL-2-BUTEN-1-OL 0 Fruit 0.1 *
3-METHYL-3-BUTEN-1-OL 0 Fruit 1.8 *
3-METHYL-THIOPROPANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit 0.2 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Nematicide 6 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroprotective 1 *
Neurotoxic 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NO-Genic 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 2 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Osteolytic 1 *
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P450-Inducer 1 *
PAF-Inhibitor 1 *
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Peristaltic 1 *
Pesticide 21 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Phytoalexin 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Phytohormonal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pigment 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.