Plant Phyllanthus emblica (Euphorbiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
TANNIN	35	Bark	80000.0	166400.0	0.22	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Fruit	not available	280000.0	1.79	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Leaf	18000.0	22000.0	-1.08	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Twig	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TERCHEBIN	1	Fruit	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.
THIAMIN	31	Fruit	0.3	1.9	-0.44	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THREONINE	4	Fruit	135.0	668.0	-0.98	Duke, 1992 *
TRIGALLOYL-GLUCOSE	0	Fruit	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.
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Fruit	30.0	131.0	-1.01	Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
TYROSINE	8	Fruit	116.0	575.0	-0.76	Duke, 1992 *
VALINE	3	Fruit	159.0	785.0	-0.76	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Fruit	771000.0	841000.0	0.31	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ZEATIN	2	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZEATIN-NUCLEOTIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZEATIN-RIBOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Fruit	18.0	89.0	1.77	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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 *