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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Apoptotic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 2 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 22 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candida-SAP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidicide | 3 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |