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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
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 20.0 355.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
MYO-INOSITOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available 1520.0 -0.20 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.0 12.0 -0.65 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 1100.0 5445.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed not available 45440.0 -0.61 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed not available 4785.0 -0.60 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 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.
PHENYLALANINE 7 Fruit 133.0 658.0 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 200.0 1390.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTIDINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTIDINE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTINE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLEMBLIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 63000.0 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
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 5 Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990.
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiurethrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 6 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *