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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
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 133.0 658.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 5.0 163.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 120.0 595.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 4 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.
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 580.0 3650.0 -0.02 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 219.0 1084.0 -0.85 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCODELPHINIDIN 2 Bark not available 37500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available 70400.0 -0.31 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 14050.0 -0.33 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LUPEOL 21 Bark not available 22500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 170.0 1168.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 118.0 584.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 11.0 55.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 3 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *