Abelmoschus

Tomoda, M., Suzuki, Y., and Satoh, N. (1979) Plant mucilages. XXIII. Partial hydrolysis of Abelmoschus-mucilage M and the structural features of its polysaccharide moiety. Chem.Pharm.Bull. 27 1651-1656. 

Gaikwad, S.K. and V.M. Pawar. 1979. Effect of systemic insecticides on the germination and seedling development of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench). Seed Res. 7 28-33. 

Various plants sprayed with 0.25 kg fenvalerate/ha all had measurable residues 7 days after application, and nondetectable residues 15 to 30 days after treatment (Jain etal. 1979). Washing plants in cold water to remove the pesticide was effective only on the initial day of application, removing 30 to 50%. Afterward, only 3 to 13% could be removed by washing. Cooking removed 71 to 88% of the fenvalerate residues on the initial day of treatment but in later samplings, removal was 68 to 70% in spinach (Spinacea oleracea) and tomatoes, and 38 to 40% in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) and cauliflower (Brassica oleracea botrytis) (Jain et al. 1979). 

Plants, 4 species, sprayed with 0.05% emulsifiable concentrate equivalent to 0.25 kg/ha Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus, initial after 2 days, 0.12 after 4 days, 0.46 after 8 days, and 0.04 after 21 days After 5 days, residue was 1.6 mg/kg FW, after 4... 

Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus Increased growth Lettuce, Lactuca sativa 3 mg/kg soil 1... 

Singh, S.S. and A.N. Mourya. 1983. Effect of molybdenum on growth, yield, and quality of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench). Agric. Sci. Dig. 3 105-107. 

Al-Wandawi H. Chemical composition of seeds of two okra cultivars [Emerald, Ibtaria, Abelmoschus esculentus], JAgric Food Chem 1983 31 1355-1358. 

Liu IM, Tzeng TF, Liou SS, Lan TW. (2007) Improvement of insulin sensitivity in obese Zucker rats by myricetin extracted from Abelmoschus moschatus. Planta Med 73 1054-1060. 

Ambrette seed oil is obtained by steam distillation of the dried, crushed seeds of Ambelmoschus moschatus Medik. Hibiscus abelmoschus L., Malvaceae), a flowering shrub growing in tropical areas. Due to its content of long-chain fatty acids, the crude product is a waxy mass and, therefore, also called Ambrette beurre. Removal of the fatty acids with alkali gives a clear yellow to amber liquid with the strong, musky odor of ambrettolide. 

Ambrette seed Hibiscus abelmoschus L. (Z)-7-Hexadecan-16-olide, ambret-tolide (8-9), 5-tetradecen-14-olide, (2f ,6f )-farnesyl acetate (39-59)... 

Tliis is a cosmopolitan, but especially tropical, family, ll is known as the source of cotton and many species of hibiscus used as ornamentals and the makings of a drink common in eastern Africa. The vegetable okra, Abelmoschus esculentus, also comes from this family. 

People around the world enjoy Africa s culinary contributions. These include the peanut Arachis hypogaea, Fabaceae), yam (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae), watermelon Citrullus lanatus, Cucurbitaceae), okra Abelmoschus esculentus, Malvaceae) and many other foods and flavors. In North America and in many other parts of the world there is little recognition of the many contributions that Africa has made to modem culture, i.e., perhaps beyond the domain of etlmobotanists and pharmacognosists. 

Properties Volatile oil from seeds of Abelmoschus moschatus Moench, syn. Hibsiscus Abelmoschus L. (Fam. Malvaceae). Amber liquid odor of ambretto-lide. Sol in fixed oils insol in glycerin, propylene glycol. 

Muscone (35) and civetone (36) are the most important odour components of musk and civet respectively. Ambrettolide (37) is a plant product, occurring in the seeds of the ambrette plant (Abel-moschus moschatus Moench, syn. Hibiscus abelmoschus) which is cultivated in Madagascar, the Seychelles, Colombia and Equador. 

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