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Common Names
Emblic; Myrobalan
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYLLEMBLIC-ACID | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 63000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLEMBLIN | 2 | 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. |
| PHYLLEMBLINIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | 40000.0 | 90000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 1710.0 | 13960.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | 652.0 | 3225.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 700.0 | 44000.0 | -0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Tissue Culture | not available | 11850.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.4 | 2.5 | -0.54 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RUTIN | 87 | Fruit | not available | 4600.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | 21000.0 | 0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Fruit | 2.4 | 12.0 | 2.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Fruit | 183.0 | 905.0 | -0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICA | 0 | Fruit | 235.0 | 1163.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 42.0 | 1384.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Fruit | 1800.0 | 8910.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 3440.0 | -0.49 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Fruit | 2600.0 | 12970.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Fruit | 166.0 | 820.0 | -0.41 | 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 * |