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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergenic | 1 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Antiallergic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |