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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.
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
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.
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.