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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae)

Common Names
Indian Mulberry; Noni
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASPERULOSIDE 9 Leaf 1580.0 *
ASPERULOSIDE 9 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASPERULOSIDIC-ACID 2 Fruit 500.0 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Fruit 8.0 -0.66 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Fruit 0.0 -0.70 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bark 8.6 -0.28 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 5.2 -0.14 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 124.0 -0.60 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Tissue Culture 454.5 -0.70 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Wood *
BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Plant 0.3 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 360.0 1600.0 -1.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAPROIC-ACID 1 Fruit *
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Fruit *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 86000.0 384000.0 -1.81 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
DAMNACANTHAL 3 Root *
DAMNACANTHAL 3 Tissue Culture Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
DEACETYLASPERULOSIDIC-ACID 3 Fruit 33.3 *
DECANOIC-ACID 3 Fruit 0.7 -0.71 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticanker 2 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinogenic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Anticarcinomic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic 1 *
Anticariogenic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 2 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 *
AntiCFS 1 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticholestatic 1 Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992.
Anticholinergic 1 *
Anticlastogen 4 *
Anticlimacteric 2 *
Anticold 1 *
Anticolitic 1 *
Anticomplement 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.