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Plant Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Indian Mulberry; Noni
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Osteolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 21 Duke, 1992 *
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.