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Plant Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae)

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

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASPERULOSIDE 9 Leaf not available 1580.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPERULOSIDE 9 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASPERULOSIDIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Fruit not available 8.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bark not available 8.6 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit not available 5.2 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf not available 124.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Tissue Culture not available 454.5 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 86000.0 384000.0 -1.81 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
DAMNACANTHAL 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAMNACANTHAL 3 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
DEACETYLASPERULOSIDIC-ACID 3 Fruit not available 33.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANOIC-ACID 3 Fruit not available 0.7 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticonvulsant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticoronary 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 4 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 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.
Antieczemic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 7 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.