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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |