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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.
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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 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uricosuric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Vasodilator 10 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 5 Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229