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Plant Phyllanthus emblica (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Emblic; Myrobalan
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
CHEBULAGINIC-ACID 0 Fruit 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.
CHEBULIC-ACID 0 Fruit 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.
CHEBULININIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHIBULINIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHIBULINIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLORIDE 0 Fruit 355.0 1757.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 3.0 14.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
CORILAGIC-ACID 0 Fruit 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.
CORILAGIN 13 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORILAGIN 13 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Fruit not available 0.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
D-FRUCTOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCOSE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMBLICOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMBLICOL 0 Pericarp not available 45000.0 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
Antineuropathic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 22 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *