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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 240.0 | 1190.0 | -0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMLAIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 176.0 | 871.0 | -0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 110.0 | 27293.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | not available | 15610.0 | 3.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 4000.0 | 25000.0 | -0.82 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 361.0 | 1785.0 | -1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.0 | 4.0 | -0.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Bark | 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. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Tissue Culture | not available | 5500.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | 2.0 | 11.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 120.0 | 2660.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 141000.0 | 952000.0 | 0.90 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CHEBULAGIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHEBULAGIC-ACID | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytohormonal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |