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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ETHYL-GALLATE 5 Fruit not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
FAT 0 Fruit 1000.0 31000.0 -0.40 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Seed not available 160000.0 -0.56 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FIBER 15 Fruit 19000.0 180000.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Fruit not available 50000.0 1.43 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Pericarp not available 50000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 1 Fruit not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 1 Tissue Culture 3700.0 5200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLO-TANNIN 2 Leaf 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.
GIBBERELLIN-A-1 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-3 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-4 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-7 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-9 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOGALLIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOGALLIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Fruit 1320.0 6535.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Fruit 198.0 980.0 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiretinopathic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiretinotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscoliotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiscotomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antisecretory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 7 Martindale's 28th
Antiserotonin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisickling 2 Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.
Antispare-Tire 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antispasmodic 8 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistaphylococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistreptococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.