botanical record · discovered
Ambrette
Abelmoschus moschatus
Ambrette · Musk Okra · Tropical Jewel Hibiscus · Muskmallow · Abelmosch musqué, Ambrette · Abelmosco · Abelmosk · Algalia · Almisclillo · Almisquillo · Almizcle · Ambarcillo · Ambrettezaad · Annual Hibiscus · Borraja asiática · Chamot-ton · Cây bông vàng · Gandapura · Gombo musqué · Graine de musc · Guimauve veloutée
At a glance
Origin / distribution: English, Trinidad, Mexico, Borneo, Philippines, India, Guatemala, Danish
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aphrodisiac, Asthma, Bite(Snake), Boil
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, AMBRETTOL, ALPHA-CEPHALIN, DECYL-ACETATE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Malvaceae
Scientific name: Abelmoschus moschatus
Common names: Ambrette, Musk Okra, Tropical Jewel Hibiscus, Muskmallow, Abelmosch musqué, Ambrette, Abelmosco, Abelmosk, Algalia, Almisclillo, Almisquillo, Almizcle, Ambarcillo, Ambrettezaad, Annual Hibiscus, Borraja asiática, Chamot-ton, Cây bông vàng, Gandapura, Gombo musqué, Graine de musc, Guimauve veloutée
History
The source record documents this plant in English, Trinidad, Mexico, Borneo, Philippines, India, Guatemala, Danish and 13 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aphrodisiac
- Asthma
- Bite(Snake)
- Boil
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Chest-Cold
- Cold
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- Colic
- Demulcent
- Diuretic
- Flu
- Hoarseness
- Hysteria
- Insecticide
- Itch
- Nerves
- Rheumatism
- Spasm
- Stimulant
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Throat
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Ache(Stomach)
- Debility
- Repellant(Insect)
- Medicine
- Perfume
- Refrigerant
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- English
- Trinidad
- Mexico
- Borneo
- Philippines
- India
- Guatemala
- Danish
- Dutch
- Iran
- Turkey
- Spanish
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- Colombia
- French
- Malaysia
- Elsewhere
- Samoa
- Sanscrit
- German
- Italian
- Venezuela
Documented cultural uses
- Aphrodisiac
- Asthma
- Bite(Snake)
- Boil
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Chest-Cold
- Cold
- Colic
- Demulcent
- Diuretic
- Flu
show 19 more documented entries
- Hoarseness
- Hysteria
- Insecticide
- Itch
- Nerves
- Rheumatism
- Spasm
- Stimulant
- Stomach
- Stomachic
- Throat
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Ache(Stomach)
- Debility
- Repellant(Insect)
- Medicine
- Perfume
- Refrigerant
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- AMBRETTOL
- ALPHA-CEPHALIN
- DECYL-ACETATE
- EO
- FARNESOL
- FAT
- FIBER
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE
- MUCILAGE
- MYRICICETIN
- MYRICICETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE
- PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE-PLASMALOGEN
- PINEOL
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- PROTEIN
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- 5-TETRADECEN-14-OLIDE
- AMBRETTOLIDE
- FURFURAL
- METHIONINE-SULFOXIDE
- AMBRETTOLIC-ACID
- 5-DODECENYL-ACETATE
- KAEMPFEROL
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE-PLASMALOGEN
- STARCH
- DECYL-ALCOHOL
- 5-TETRADECENYL-ACETATE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLYCOSIDE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CHOLESTEROL
- ERGOSTEROL
- MALVALIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- OXACYCLONNONADEC-10-EN-2-ONE
- RESIN
- STERCULIC-ACID
- STIGMASTEROL
- WATER
- 12,13-EPOXYOLEIC-ACID
- (Z)-5-DODECENYL-ACETATE
- TRANS-TRANS-FARNESYL-ACETATE
- 2-TRANS-6-TRANS-FARNESOL
- (Z)-5-TETRADECENYL-ACETATE
- (Z)-5-TETRADECEN-14-OLIDE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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