# Pacific Islands — Complete Ingredient Reference

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**Category:** Pacific Islands
**Total Entries:** 210
**Data Source:** Hermetica Superfoods Ingredient Encyclopedia

## All Pacific Islands Ingredients

| Ingredient | Evidence | Overview |
|---|---|---|
| [Piper methysticum (Kava)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/piper-methysticum) | 8/10 | Piper methysticum contains kavalactones that interact with GABA neurotransmitter pathways to produce anxiolytic effects. Traditional Pacific Island me |
| [Kava (Piper methysticum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kava) | 8/10 | Kava (Piper methysticum) is a Pacific Island plant containing kavalactones that modulate GABA neurotransmitter activity in the brain. These compounds  |
| [Kava Kava (Piper methysticum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kava-kava) | 8/10 | Kava kava contains kavalactones that modulate GABA neurotransmission and inhibit voltage-gated sodium channels, producing anxiolytic and sedative effe |
| [Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/manuka) | 8/10 | Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) is a New Zealand tea tree containing cyclic triketones like leptospermone and flavesone that exhibit antimicrobial pro |
| [Noni (Morinda citrifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/noni) | 6/10 | Noni (Morinda citrifolia) is a Polynesian fruit containing potent phenolic compounds including scopoletin, rutin, and alizarin that demonstrate antiox |
| [Zingiber zerumbet (Shampoo Ginger)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/zingiber-zerumbet) | 4/10 | Zingiber zerumbet contains zerumbone, a sesquiterpenoid that exhibits anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties through nuclear factor-kappa B (N |
| [Mambog (Hibiscus tiliaceus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mambog) | 4/10 | Mambog (Hibiscus tiliaceus) is a Polynesian medicinal plant containing bioactive compounds that enhance immune function and provide analgesic effects. |
| [Kawakawa (Piper excelsum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kawakawa) | 4/10 | Kawakawa (Piper excelsum) is a traditional Māori medicinal plant containing bioactive compounds including myristicin, piperine, and flavonoids. These  |
| [Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/eucalyptus) | 2/10 | Eucalyptus globulus contains eucalyptol (1,8-cineole) as its primary bioactive compound, comprising 70-85% of the essential oil. The compound demonstr |
| [Awa Root (Piper methysticum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/awa-root) | 2/10 | Awa root (Piper methysticum), commonly called kava, contains kavalactones such as kavain, dihydrokavain, and methysticin that modulate GABA-A receptor |
| [Kupukupu Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kupukupu-fern) | 2/10 | Kupukupu fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia) is a Hawaiian medicinal plant containing phenolic compounds and flavonoids that exhibit antimicrobial propertie |
| [Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tea-tree) | 2/10 | Tea tree oil, derived from Melaleuca alternifolia leaves, contains terpinen-4-ol as its primary bioactive compound, which disrupts bacterial and funga |
| [Awa (Piper methysticum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/awa-piper-methysticum) | 1/10 | Awa contains kavalactones (substituted 4-methoxy-5,6-dihydro-α-pyrones comprising 3–20% of root dry weight) and flavokavains (chalcones) that modulate |
| [Talisitoto (Caesalpinia bonduc)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/talisitoto-caesalpinia-bonduc) | 1/10 | Caesalpinia bonduc seeds contain cassane and norcassane diterpenoids—including bonducin and caesalpinins—alongside flavonoids such as quercetin-3-meth |
| [Mikania micrantha (Mile-a-Minute Weed)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mikania-micrantha-mile-a-minute-weed) | 1/10 | Mikania micrantha aerial parts contain phenolic acids (notably caffeic acid with FRAP up to 20.86 mmol/g), flavonoids, and sesquiterpene lactones (deo |
| [Vao Vai (Sida rhombifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vao-vai-sida-rhombifolia) | 1/10 | Vao Vai contains indoquinoline alkaloids (cryptolepine, quindoline, 11-methoxy-quindoline), phenolics (epicatechin, scopoletin), and flavonoids (kaemp |
| [Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/karaka-corynocarpus-laevigatus) | 1/10 | Karaka seeds contain karakin, a rare nitrotoxin that causes severe neurological poisoning in its raw state, requiring extensive boiling and water-soak |
| [Vavau Root (Polyscias scutellaria)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vavau-root-polyscias-scutellaria) | 1/10 | Vavau Root contains saponins, flavonoids (quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin), and phenolic acids that exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and recepto |
| [Tau mao (Ehretia latifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tau-mao-ehretia-latifolia) | 1/10 | Ehretia latifolia leaves contain flavonoids, phenylpropanoids such as rosmarinic acid, and triterpenoids that modulate NF-κB nuclear translocation and |
| [Tacca (Tacca leontopetaloides)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tacca-tacca-leontopetaloides) | 1/10 | Tacca leontopetaloides tubers contain stigmasterol, alkaloids, saponins, and flavonoids, with ethanolic extracts demonstrating HMG-CoA reductase inhib |
| [Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ti-plant-cordyline-fruticosa) | 1/10 | Ti plant leaves contain phenolic compounds, flavonoids, saponins, and specific GC-MS-identified constituents such as 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and 4H-py |
| [Talia (Microsorum grossum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/talia-microsorum-grossum) | 1/10 | Microsorum grossum rhizomes contain phenolic acids, flavonoids, and terpenoids—bioactive classes documented in the closely related species Microsorum  |
| [Powi (Neisosperma oppositifolium)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/powi-neisosperma-oppositifolium) | 1/10 | The Apocynaceae family, to which Powi belongs, characteristically contains indole alkaloids and iridoid glycosides in bark tissues — compounds associa |
| [Witchetty Grub Host Plants (Acacia kempeana and associated Acacia, Hakea spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/witchetty-grub-host-plants-acacia-kempeana-and-associated-acacia-hakea-spp) | 1/10 | The host plants of witchetty grubs — primarily Acacia kempeana and related Acacia and Hakea species — contain tannins, flavonoids, and phenolic glycos |
| [Vaivai (Scaevola taccada)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vaivai-scaevola-taccada) | 1/10 | Scaevola taccada leaves contain flavonoids, iridoid glycosides, and phenolic compounds including scaevolins and luteolin derivatives that exhibit anti |
| [Wiwi (Fimbristylis dichotoma)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/wiwi-fimbristylis-dichotoma) | 1/10 | Fimbristylis dichotoma contains phenolic acids, flavonoids, and tannins common to Cyperaceae sedges, which are hypothesized to exert astringent and an |
| [Aloalo (Ageratum conyzoides)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/aloalo-ageratum-conyzoides) | 1/10 | Aloalo contains flavonoids, chromenes such as 6-acetyl-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethylchromene, alkaloids, and essential oils that exert antimicrobial effects  |
| [Tawhiwhirangi (Celmisia spectabilis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tawhiwhirangi-celmisia-spectabilis) | 1/10 | Celmisia spectabilis, as a member of the Asteraceae family, likely contains sesquiterpene lactones, flavonoids, and phenolic acids characteristic of t |
| [Betel Leaf (Piper betle)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/betel-leaf-piper-betle) | 1/10 | Piper betle leaves contain hydroxychavicol, eugenol, hexadecanoic acid, and dodecanoic acid as primary bioactive compounds, which collectively exert a |
| [Haloa (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/haloa-amorphophallus-paeoniifolius) | 1/10 | Haloa (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) contains phenolic compounds including gallic acid, quercetin, and resveratrol, alongside triterpenoids such as lu |
| [Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/breadfruit-artocarpus-altilis) | 1/10 | Breadfruit contains prenylated flavonoids, chlorogenic acid, and monoterpenes such as limonene that exert anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting 5-li |
| [Puha (Sonchus oleraceus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/puha-sonchus-oleraceus) | 1/10 | Puha delivers a synergistic matrix of phenolic acids—including pyrogallol (411.60 µg/g DW), rutin (4.52 mg/g), and chlorogenic acid (142.11 µg/g DW)—a |
| [Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/bottlebrush-callistemon-spp) | 1/10 | Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.) contains flavonoids, terpenoids including 1,8-cineole and α-pinene, acylphloroglucinols such as sideroxylin, and polyph |
| [Derris (Derris elliptica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/derris-derris-elliptica) | 1/10 | Derris elliptica roots contain rotenone and related isoflavonoids (deguelin, elliptone, tephrosin) that inhibit mitochondrial Complex I of the electro |
| [Fetau (Calophyllum inophyllum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fetau-calophyllum-inophyllum) | 1/10 | Fetau resin oil contains calophyllolide, inophyllum C and P, tamanolides, and high concentrations of phenolics and flavonoids (TPC up to 289.12 mg GAE |
| [Fue Saina (Mikania micrantha)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fue-saina-mikania-micrantha) | 1/10 | Fue Saina (Mikania micrantha) contains phenolic compounds — including novel glucosylated hydroxybenzoate esters, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, and se |
| [Fue Sina (Calophyllum inophyllum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fue-sina-calophyllum-inophyllum) | 1/10 | Calophyllum inophyllum bark and leaves are rich in phenolic compounds (up to 289.12 mg GAE/g in methanolic leaf extract), flavonoids (410.4 mg QE/g),  |
| [Guava (Psidium guajava)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/guava-psidium-guajava) | 1/10 | Guava leaves concentrate quercetin, gallic acid, β-caryophyllene, and high-molecular-weight tannins that collectively scavenge reactive oxygen species |
| [Hala (Pandanus tectorius)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hala-pandanus-tectorius) | 1/10 | Pandanus tectorius contains phenolics, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, and steroids that exert antioxidant activity via DPPH and hydroxyl radical sc |
| [Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hibiscus-hibiscus-rosa-sinensis) | 1/10 | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers are rich in anthocyanins—chiefly cyanidin-sophoroside (C27H31O16) and cyanidin-sambubioside (C26H29O15)—alongside flavo |
| [Horetye (Hoheria populnea)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/horetye-hoheria-populnea) | 1/10 | Hoheria populnea inner bark is rich in mucilaginous polysaccharides that form a hydrated gel layer coating mucosal surfaces, thereby softening stool a |
| [Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/cabbage-tree-cordyline-australis) | 1/10 | Cordyline australis leaves contain steroidal sapogenins — including tigogenin, sarsasapogenin, and the novel australigenin — alongside flavonoid glyco |
| [Beach Banana (Pandanus tectorius)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/beach-banana-pandanus-tectorius) | 1/10 | Pandanus tectorius fruit extracts contain flavonoids (169.48 mg/mL), phenolics, saponins, terpenoids, and alkaloids that exert antioxidant activity vi |
| [Olenia (Bidens pilosa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/olenia-bidens-pilosa) | 1/10 | Bidens pilosa contains flavonoids (kaempferol at 32.87 mg/g, gallic acid at 33.3 mg/g), polyacetylenes, and sesquiterpene lactones that exert antimicr |
| [Kochia (Bassia scoparia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kochia-bassia-scoparia) | 1/10 | Bassia scoparia contains triterpenoids (notably momordin Ic), flavonoids, saponins, and small-molecule seed exudate compounds that modulate COL1A1, HA |
| [Rewarewa (Knightia excelsa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/rewarewa-knightia-excelsa) | 1/10 | Rewarewa honey contains arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs), diacyl compounds, and polyphenols including quinic acid, which inhibit neutrophil superoxide  |
| [Kangaroo Apple (Solanum aviculare)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kangaroo-apple-solanum-aviculare) | 1/10 | Kangaroo Apple contains solasodine, a steroidal alkaloid that binds estrogen receptors and serves as a biosynthetic precursor to progesterone, alongsi |
| [Mamala (Homalanthus nutans)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mamala-homalanthus-nutans) | 1/10 | Mamala bark contains prostratin (12-deoxyphorbol 13-acetate), a protein kinase C activator that inhibits HIV replication by disrupting viral latency r |
| [Awapuhi (Zingiber zerumbet)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/awapuhi-zingiber-zerumbet) | 1/10 | Awapuhi's rhizome essential oil is dominated by zerumbone (35.5–84.8%), a sesquiterpenoid that suppresses inflammation by inhibiting platelet aggregat |
| [Hortensia (Hydrangea spp., principally H. macrophylla and H. macrophylla subsp. serrata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hortensia-hydrangea-spp-principally-h-macrophylla-and-h-macrophylla-subsp-serrata) | 1/10 | Hortensia leaves contain the dihydroisocoumarins hydrangenol (HG) and phyllodulcin (PD), alongside bis-iridoid glycosides and diverse phenolics, which |
| [Betel Nut (Areca catechu)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/betel-nut-areca-catechu) | 1/10 | Betel nut's primary bioactive compound, arecoline (up to 31.19% of methanol extract; 16.00 g/kg average in dried nut), acts as a muscarinic acetylchol |
| [Taro (Colocasia esculenta)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/taro-colocasia-esculenta) | 1/10 | Taro corms and leaves contain polyphenols (up to 51.33 mg/100g), anthocyanins, alkaloids, resistant starch, and bioactive proteins including tarin lec |
| [Fisoa (Phyllanthus amarus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fisoa-phyllanthus-amarus) | 1/10 | Phyllanthus amarus contains hepatoprotective lignans (phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin), tannins (geraniin, corilagin), and flavonoids (quercetin, rutin)  |
| [Dalo (Colocasia esculenta)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/dalo-colocasia-esculenta) | 1/10 | Dalo contains phenolic acids, flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, vitexin), anthocyanins, calcium oxalate, and polysaccharide-bound lectins such as tarin, w |
| [Woleai-gugu (Calophyllum inophyllum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/woleai-gugu-calophyllum-inophyllum) | 1/10 | Calophyllum inophyllum leaf and seed extracts contain neoflavonoids—particularly inophyllums A–E and P, calophyllolide, and calanolides A and B—alongs |
| [Ti Leaf (Cordyline fruticosa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ti-leaf-cordyline-fruticosa) | 1/10 | Ti leaf contains flavonoids (including quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, vitexin, and apigenin), cholestane-type steroidal glycosides (fruticosides I |
| [Toca (Zingiber officinale)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/toca-zingiber-officinale) | 1/10 | Toca (Zingiber officinale rhizome) contains primary bioactive phenolics—6-gingerol, 6-shogaol, and paradols—that exert anti-inflammatory effects by in |
| [Laelae (Zingiber zerumbet)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/laelae-zingiber-zerumbet) | 1/10 | Laelae rhizomes are dominated by zerumbone, a monocyclic sesquiterpene comprising 35.5–84.8% of the essential oil, which exerts anti-inflammatory effe |
| [Angoango (Zingiber zerumbet)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/angoango-zingiber-zerumbet) | 1/10 | Angoango rhizomes are dominated by the sesquiterpene ketone zerumbone (35.5–84.8% of essential oil), which exerts anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative |
| [Maasiu (Mikania micrantha)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/maasiu-mikania-micrantha) | 1/10 | Maasiu (Mikania micrantha) contains phenolic acids (caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid), flavonoids (mikanin, isorhamnetin), and the sesquiterpene lactone  |
| [Banksia (Banksia spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/banksia-banksia-spp) | 1/10 | Banksia species contain phenolic compounds — including B-type procyanidins, diosmetin, methyl gallate, ethyl gallate, and 6-hydroxy coumarin — that ex |
| [Tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tamanu-calophyllum-inophyllum) | 1/10 | Tamanu oil contains a complex of neoflavonoids—primarily calophyllolide, inophyllums (C, D, E, P), and calanolides—that inhibit key inflammatory enzym |
| [Matipo (Myrsine australis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/matipo-myrsine-australis) | 1/10 | Matipo leaves contain flavonoids including rutin, the quinone embelin, triterpene saponins, tannins, and glucuronic acid, which together confer antiox |
| [Tau (Cassia alata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tau-cassia-alata) | 1/10 | Cassia alata leaves contain anthraquinones (notably rhein and emodin), flavonoids (quercetin, kaempferol), and phenolic acids that exert antifungal, a |
| [Toloa (Phyllanthus amarus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/toloa-phyllanthus-amarus) | 1/10 | Phyllanthus amarus contains hepatoprotective lignans (phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin), anti-inflammatory flavonoids (quercetin, rutin), and tannins (ger |
| [Fiji Bur (Tribulus terrestris)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fiji-bur-tribulus-terrestris) | 1/10 | Fiji Bur (Tribulus terrestris) contains steroidal saponins such as protodioscin and flavonoids including hesperetin (2321.29 μg/g dry weight) and quer |
| [Awa Pui (Zingiber zerumbet)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/awa-pui-zingiber-zerumbet) | 1/10 | Awa Pui rhizomes are dominated by zerumbone, a monocyclic sesquiterpene ketone comprising 35.5–84.8% of the essential oil, which drives anti-allergic, |
| [Māmaki (Pipturus albidus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/māmaki-pipturus-albidus) | 1/10 | Māmaki leaves contain catechins, chlorogenic acid, and rutin that suppress pro-inflammatory NF-κB signaling by up to 75% and inhibit nitric oxide prod |
| [Tongan Fafa (Microsorum scolopendria)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tongan-fafa-microsorum-scolopendria) | 1/10 | Microsorum scolopendria rhizome and leaf extracts contain polyphenolic compounds—including p-coumaroyl tartaric acid (28% relative abundance in leaf), |
| [PNG Bita (Calophyllum inophyllum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/png-bita-calophyllum-inophyllum) | 1/10 | Calophyllum inophyllum contains bioactive xanthones, coumarins, and chromanones — particularly calophyllolide, inophyllum C, and inophyllum P — that e |
| [Mango (Mangifera indica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mango-mangifera-indica) | 1/10 | Mango contains mangiferin, a C-glucosyl xanthone, alongside polyphenols such as quercetin, gallic acid, and rhamnetin glycosides that disrupt microbia |
| [Alpinia zerumbet (Shell Ginger)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/alpinia-zerumbet-shell-ginger) | 1/10 | Alpinia zerumbet leaves and rhizomes contain bioactive compounds including 1,8-cineole (19.2%), terpinen-4-ol (28.4%), flavonoids such as alpinetin an |
| [Yap Manga (Mangifera indica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/yap-manga-mangifera-indica) | 1/10 | Yap Manga (Mangifera indica) leaves contain mangiferin, a xanthone polyphenol that scavenges free radicals, suppresses TNF-α and iNOS, and modulates g |
| [Australian Acacia (Acacia spp., incl. A. saligna, A. retinodes, A. dealbata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/australian-acacia-acacia-spp-incl-a-saligna-a-retinodes-a-dealbata) | 1/10 | Australian Acacia species contain flavonoids—notably (−)-epicatechin, myricitrin, and quercitrin—alongside D-(+)-pinitol and phenolic acids that exert |
| [Aloe Vera (Aloe vera)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/aloe-vera-aloe-vera) | 1/10 | Aloe vera's primary bioactive compounds — acemannan (a β-(1→4)-linked acetylated mannan polysaccharide) and anthraquinones such as aloin A/B — exert w |
| [Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/manuka-leptospermum-scoparium) | 1/10 | Manuka honey's primary bioactive compound is methylglyoxal (MGO), derived from the nectar precursor dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which exerts non-peroxide  |
| [Ava (Piper methysticum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ava-piper-methysticum) | 1/10 | Ava (kava) contains kavalactones—including kavain, dihydromethysticin, and yangonin—that modulate GABA-A receptors in the central nervous system and i |
| [Beta (Zingiber zerumbet)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/beta-zingiber-zerumbet) | 1/10 | Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes are dominated by the sesquiterpene ketone zerumbone, which exerts anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic effects primarily through |
| [Samoan Siapo (Broussonetia papyrifera)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/samoan-siapo-broussonetia-papyrifera) | 1/10 | Broussonetia papyrifera leaf ethanol extracts contain high concentrations of polyphenols (343.62 mg/g), flavonoids (67.72 mg/g), and phenolic acids su |
| [Aibika (Abelmoschus manihot)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/aibika-abelmoschus-manihot) | 1/10 | Aibika leaves and flowers contain a concentrated array of flavonoids—predominantly hyperoside, isoquercitrin, and quercetin—that exert antioxidant, an |
| [PNG Gnetum (Gnetum gnemon)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/png-gnetum-gnetum-gnemon) | 1/10 | Gnetum gnemon leaves and seeds contain a rich array of stilbenoids — including resveratrol, gnetin C, gnetin A, gnemonols E/K/L/M, and oxyresveratrol  |
| [Kukui (Aleurites moluccanus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kukui-aleurites-moluccanus) | 1/10 | Kukui seed oil delivers approximately 90% unsaturated fatty acids—predominantly linolenic acid (≈49.55%) and linoleic acid—alongside flavonoids such a |
| [Kumara (Ipomoea batatas)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kumara-ipomoea-batatas) | 1/10 | Kumara contains anthocyanins, caffeic acid derivatives, quercetin, and the peptide IbACP that collectively exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and p |
| [Horseradish Tree (Moringa oleifera)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/horseradish-tree-moringa-oleifera) | 1/10 | Moringa oleifera leaves contain a dense array of flavonoids—including kaempferol glycosides, quercetin, and isoquercitrin—alongside isothiocyanates an |
| [Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/horehound-marrubium-vulgare) | 1/10 | Horehound contains marrubiin, a labdane diterpene, and polyphenols including ferulic acid, catechin, and quercetin that exert antioxidant, antispasmod |
| [Ango Kula (Zingiberaceae sp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ango-kula-zingiberaceae-sp) | 1/10 | Ango Kula, as a Zingiberaceae-family plant, likely contains ginger-family bioactives such as gingerols, shogaols, diarylheptanoids, or related phenylp |
| [Asian Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/asian-ginseng-panax-ginseng-ca-meyer) | 1/10 | Panax ginseng's primary bioactives are triterpenoid saponins called ginsenosides (>100 identified, ~2–3% of root dry weight), which exert adaptogenic, |
| [Ava Pui (Piper methysticum variant)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ava-pui-piper-methysticum-variant) | 1/10 | Ava Pui contains six major kavalactones — kavain, methysticin, dihydromethysticin, dihydrokavain, yangonin, and desmethoxyyangonin, comprising 3–20% o |
| [Awapuni (Unelearia spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/awapuni-unelearia-spp) | 1/10 | Awapuni (Unelearia spp.) is a traditional Māori medicinal herb whose phytochemical constituents — likely including tannins, terpenoids, and phenolic c |
| [Awawa (Microsorum scolopendria)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/awawa-microsorum-scolopendria) | 1/10 | Rhizome extracts of Microsorum scolopendria contain approximately 46% phenolic compounds, including the flavonoid protocatechic acid 4-O-glucoside, wh |
| [Cago (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/cago-zingiber-officinale-roscoe) | 1/10 | Cago (Zingiber officinale) contains phenolic bioactives — principally gingerols (6-, 8-, 10-gingerol), shogaols (6-shogaol), zingerone, and paradols — |
| [Cagolaya (Zingiber zerumbet)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/cagolaya-zingiber-zerumbet) | 1/10 | Cagolaya's principal bioactive compound, zerumbone—a monocyclic sesquiterpene constituting up to 84.8% of rhizome essential oil—exerts anti-inflammato |
| [Drove (Curcuma longa)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/drove-curcuma-longa) | 1/10 | Drove (Curcuma longa) contains curcuminoids—primarily curcumin (diferuloylmethane) at up to 5% dry rhizome weight—that exert anti-inflammatory effects |
| [Tousi (Tournefortia argentea)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tousi-tournefortia-argentea) | 1/10 | Tournefortia argentea leaves contain allantoin, a well-characterized pyrimidine derivative that accelerates keratinocyte proliferation and collagen sy |
| [Vava (Vitex trifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vava-vitex-trifolia) | 1/10 | Vitex trifolia leaves contain flavonoids (artemetin, casticin, vitexicarpin) and the triterpenoid vitexilactone that suppress pro-inflammatory cytokin |
| [Puauakiga (Neonauclea forsteri)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/puauakiga-neonauclea-forsteri) | 1/10 | Neonauclea forsteri contains indole alkaloids (notably cadambine-type compounds) and benzoquinone derivatives inferred from close taxonomic relatives, |
| [Polo (Antidesma peregrinum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/polo-antidesma-peregrinum) | 1/10 | Polo bark contains tannins and likely polyphenolic compounds—shared across the Antidesma genus—that exert astringent effects by precipitating mucosal  |
| [Taulalo (Phymatosorus scolopendria)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/taulalo-phymatosorus-scolopendria) | 1/10 | Phymatosorus scolopendria contains phenolic acids (notably p-coumaroyl tartaric acid at ~28% of hexane leaf extract), flavonoids including cirsimariti |
| [Vesi (Intsia bijuga)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vesi-intsia-bijuga) | 1/10 | Intsia bijuga bark contains polyphenolic compounds, principally leucocyanidin and the flavonoid robinetin, which exert antidiarrheal and antioxidant e |
| [Wakawkawa (Macaranga gigantea)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/wakawkawa-macaranga-gigantea) | 1/10 | Macaranga gigantea leaves contain a suite of prenylated flavonols—including the newly characterized macagigantin A, macagigantin, broussoflavonol F, a |
| [Kauloa (Polyscias scutellaria)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kauloa-polyscias-scutellaria) | 1/10 | Kauloa contains flavonoids (rutin, quercetin, kaempferol), saponins, and phenolic acids that exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and dopamine D2 rec |
| [Lupe (Fagraea berteroana)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/lupe-fagraea-berteroana) | 1/10 | Fagraea berteroana belongs to the family Gentianaceae and is expected to contain iridoid glycosides, secoiridoids, and phenolic compounds consistent w |
| [Hinano (Pandanus tectorius)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hinano-pandanus-tectorius) | 1/10 | Pandanus tectorius contains phenolics, flavonoids, terpenoids, saponins, and specific metabolites including ethyl caffeate, kaempferol, scopoletin, an |
| [Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/beach-morning-glory-ipomoea-pes-caprae) | 1/10 | Beach Morning Glory contains resin glycosides (pescapreins X–XVII), flavonoids, alkaloids, and phenolic compounds with demonstrated antioxidant, antim |
| [Midyim Berry (Austromyrtus dulcis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/midyim-berry-austromyrtus-dulcis) | 1/10 | Midyim berry contains polyphenolic antioxidants — presumed to include flavonoids and anthocyanins characteristic of the Myrtaceae family — that are tr |
| [Lilly Pilly (Syzygium spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/lilly-pilly-syzygium-spp) | 1/10 | Lilly Pilly fruits and leaves contain polyphenolics—including gallic acid, ellagic acid derivatives, myricetin, and anthocyanins such as cyanidin-3-ga |
| [Talisitama (Phyllanthus amarus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/talisitama-phyllanthus-amarus) | 1/10 | Phyllanthus amarus contains hepatoprotective lignans (phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin), antioxidant flavonoids (quercetin, rutin), and anti-inflammatory  |
| [Maolioli (Microsorum grossum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/maolioli-microsorum-grossum) | 1/10 | Microsorum grossum contains phytoecdysteroids, most notably 20-hydroxyecdysone, which upregulate the cytoprotective enzyme Heme Oxygenase 1 (HO1) in h |
| [Laupapafa (Polypodium vulgare)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/laupapafa-polypodium-vulgare) | 1/10 | Polypodium vulgare rhizomes and fronds contain polyphenolics including shikimic acid, caffeoylquinic acid derivatives, epicatechin, and catechin, alon |
| [Matilotolo (Peperomia tetraphylla)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/matilotolo-peperomia-tetraphylla) | 1/10 | Peperomia tetraphylla contains a suite of at least sixteen isolated phytochemicals, including putative lignans, secolignans, and methoxylated phenolic |
| [Tausunu (Diospyros samoensis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tausunu-diospyros-samoensis) | 1/10 | Tausunu bark contains naphthoquinones (such as 7-methyljuglone and plumbagin) and lupane-type triterpenoids (betulinic acid, lupeol) that exert antimi |
| [Alofau (Caesalpinia major)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/alofau-caesalpinia-major) | 1/10 | Alofau roots contain phytochemicals characteristic of the Caesalpinia genus — including flavonoids, phenolic acids, tannins, and likely triterpenoids  |
| [Vete (Marsdenia ochracea)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vete-marsdenia-ochracea) | 1/10 | Vete (Marsdenia ochracea) belongs to a genus characterized by C21 steroidal glycosides, alkaloids, and terpenoids that, in closely related species, mo |
| [Pusela (Procris pedunculata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pusela-procris-pedunculata) | 1/10 | Procris pedunculata leaves contain phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and mucilaginous polysaccharides common to Urticaceae members, which are hypothesiz |
| [Kunduri (Solanum aviculare)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kunduri-solanum-aviculare) | 1/10 | Solanum aviculare contains steroidal alkaloids—primarily solasodine—that interact with inflammatory signaling pathways and may exert analgesic effects |
| [Pittosporum (Pittosporum spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pittosporum-pittosporum-spp) | 1/10 | Pittosporum species contain polyphenols (up to 4075 mg GAE/100 g DW), saponins (up to 4% dry weight), chlorogenic acid, rosmarinic acid, and bergapten |
| [Gnetum gnemon (Melinjo)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/gnetum-gnemon-melinjo) | 1/10 | Gnetum gnemon seeds contain a rich array of stilbenoid polyphenols—including resveratrol, gnetin C, gnetin A, oxyresveratrol, and gnemonol derivatives |
| [Awak (Pandanus tectorius)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/awak-pandanus-tectorius) | 1/10 | Pandanus tectorius contains phenolics, flavonoids (including naringenin), saponins, terpenoids, and β-carotene that drive antioxidant activity through |
| [Beach Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/beach-heliotrope-tournefortia-argentea) | 1/10 | Senescent (yellowed) leaves of Tournefortia argentea contain rosmarinic acid, a phenolic compound reported to antagonize ciguatoxin activity, providin |
| [Pigeonwood (Hedycarya arborea)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pigeonwood-hedycarya-arborea) | 1/10 | Hedycarya arborea bark contains phenolic and terpenoid constituents common to the Monimiaceae family, which are hypothesized to confer antimicrobial a |
| [Lantana (Lantana camara)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/lantana-lantana-camara) | 1/10 | Lantana camara leaves contain triterpenoids (ursolic acid, oleanolic acid), flavonoids, iridoid glycosides, and phenolics that exert antimicrobial, an |
| [Mile-a-minute (Mikania micrantha)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mile-a-minute-mikania-micrantha) | 1/10 | Mikania micrantha contains sesquiterpene lactones (including mikanolide, deoxymikanolide, and scandenolide), phenolic acids (caffeic and p-coumaric ac |
| [Tongan Arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tongan-arrowroot-tacca-leontopetaloides) | 1/10 | Tacca leontopetaloides tubers contain stigmasterol, dioscin, resistant starch, and polyphenols that inhibit HMG-CoA reductase (IC50 4.92 ppm for ethan |
| [Horeta (Asplenium bulbiferum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/horeta-asplenium-bulbiferum) | 1/10 | Horeta (Asplenium bulbiferum) contains phenolic compounds including flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, which in related Asplenium specie |
| [Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kakadu-plum-terminalia-ferdinandiana) | 1/10 | Kakadu plum delivers extraordinarily high concentrations of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and ellagic acid—polyphenolic antioxidants that neutralize react |
| [Yangona (Piper methysticum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/yangona-piper-methysticum) | 1/10 | Yangona's primary bioactive compounds—kavalactones including kavain, dihydrokavain, methysticin, dihydromethysticin, yangonin, and desmethoxyyangonin— |
| [Koprna (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/koprna-zingiber-officinale-roscoe) | 1/10 | Koprna (ginger) contains phenolic compounds—principally 6-gingerol in fresh rhizomes and 6-shogaol in dried preparations—that exert anti-inflammatory  |
| [Koromiko (Hebe stricta)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/koromiko-hebe-stricta) | 1/10 | Koromiko leaf extracts demonstrate weak bacteriostatic activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis at concentrations of 2 mg/ml or less, suggesting the p |
| [Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/lemongrass-cymbopogon-citratus) | 1/10 | Lemongrass contains citral—a monoterpene aldehyde comprising up to 80% of the essential oil—which disrupts microbial cell membranes and activates casp |
| [Matisi (Leucaena leucocephala)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/matisi-leucaena-leucocephala) | 1/10 | Matisi (Leucaena leucocephala) contains triterpenoids (lupeol, betulin), phytosterols (β-sitosterol), polyphenols, condensed tannins, and flavonoids t |
| [Melochia odorata (Melochia odorata L.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/melochia-odorata-melochia-odorata-l) | 1/10 | Melochia odorata leaves contain the cyclic peptide alkaloid frangulanine and the quinolinone alkaloid waltherione-A, alongside high concentrations of  |
| [Nonu (Morinda citrifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/nonu-morinda-citrifolia) | 1/10 | Noni fruit contains iridoids (asperuloside, deacetylasperuloside), the lignan americanin A, scopoletin, and diverse flavonoids that scavenge free radi |
| [Old Man Weed (Centipeda cunninghamii)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/old-man-weed-centipeda-cunninghamii) | 1/10 | Centipeda cunninghamii contains flavonoids, terpenoids, chlorogenic acid, and novel heptenedioic acid caffeoyl esters that exert anti-inflammatory eff |
| [PNG Tulip (Homalanthus nubilis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/png-tulip-homalanthus-nubilis) | 1/10 | Homalanthus nubilis has been identified in ethnobotanical research as a source of phorbol-related diterpenoid compounds, most notably prostratin, a no |
| [Poululu (Vitex trifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/poululu-vitex-trifolia) | 1/10 | Vitex trifolia leaves contain flavonoids (artemetin, casticin), diterpenoids (vitexilactone), and triterpenoids (maslinic acid, α- and β-amyrin) that  |
| [Touch-me-not (Adenanthera pavonina)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/touch-me-not-adenanthera-pavonina) | 1/10 | Adenanthera pavonina seeds and leaves contain bioactive compounds including saponins, flavonoids, triterpenoids, trypsin inhibitor proteins, O-acetyle |
| [Upas Tree (Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/upas-tree-antiaris-toxicaria-lesch) | 1/10 | Antiaris toxicaria contains potent cardiac glycosides (including antiarosides A–I and malayoside) that inhibit Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase, and hydroxycinnamates an |
| [Mountain Mint (Prostanthera spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mountain-mint-prostanthera-spp) | 1/10 | Mountain mint (Prostanthera spp.) contains verbascoside (48.8% of phenolic fraction), 4-methoxycinnamic acid, and the monoterpene 1,8-cineole, which c |
| [Tao Tao (Microsorum grossum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tao-tao-microsorum-grossum) | 1/10 | Tao Tao (Microsorum grossum) is a Pacific fern whose fronds are believed to contain phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and terpenoids common to the Polyp |
| [Tuitui (Cordia subcordata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tuitui-cordia-subcordata) | 1/10 | Preliminary phytochemical screening of Cordia subcordata bark and leaves identifies glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, sterols, terpenoids, an |
| [Emu Bush (Eremophila spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/emu-bush-eremophila-spp) | 1/10 | Emu Bush leaves contain serrulatane diterpenoids and flavonoids that disrupt Gram-positive bacterial cell membranes and inhibit cyclooxygenase enzymes |
| [Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/lemon-myrtle-backhousia-citriodora) | 1/10 | Lemon myrtle leaves contain citral isomers—geranial and neral—comprising up to 88.67% of the essential oil, which exert antimicrobial, antioxidant, an |
| [Puri Puri (Coleus scutellarioides)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/puri-puri-coleus-scutellarioides) | 1/10 | Puri Puri leaves contain flavonoids (including quercetin-type compounds), phenolic acids, tannins, anthocyanins, and volatile terpenoids such as spath |
| [Pawpaw (Carica papaya)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pawpaw-carica-papaya) | 1/10 | Carica papaya contains the cysteine proteases papain, chymopapain, and caricain alongside phenolic compounds (quercetin, kaempferol, rutin), benzyl is |
| [Candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/candlenut-aleurites-moluccanus) | 1/10 | Candlenut seeds and their expressed oil are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (notably linolenic acid at ~49.55%), phenolics, tannins, flavonoids, a |
| [Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/sea-grape-coccoloba-uvifera) | 1/10 | Sea grape contains three primary anthocyanins—cyanidin-3-glucoside, malvidin-3-glucoside, and delphinidin-3-glucoside—alongside phenolic acids includi |
| [Layalaya (Zingiber zerumbet)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/layalaya-zingiber-zerumbet) | 1/10 | Zerumbone, a monocyclic sesquiterpene ketone comprising 35.5–84.8% of the rhizome essential oil, drives the pharmacological activity of Layalaya by su |
| [Hypomeia indica (Pluchea indica Less.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hypomeia-indica-pluchea-indica-less) | 1/10 | Pluchea indica aerial parts contain novel thiophene derivatives (pluthiophenols 1–4), esculetin, dihydroxybenzaldehydes, and lignans that suppress LPS |
| [Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vetiver-vetiveria-zizanioides) | 1/10 | Vetiver roots contain phenolic acids (ferulic acid at 14.17 μg/g, p-coumaric acid at 13.2 μg/g) and sesquiterpenoids (β-vetivone, α-vetivone, khusimol |
| [Halo (Microsorum grossum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/halo-microsorum-grossum) | 1/10 | Microsorum grossum leaf and rhizome extracts contain phytoecdysteroids and polyphenolic compounds—including phenolic acids and flavonoids such as daid |
| [Vao tuitui (Triumfetta semitriloba)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vao-tuitui-triumfetta-semitriloba) | 1/10 | Triumfetta semitriloba leaves contain the novel flavone glycoside triumfettalarein alongside beta-sitosterol glycoside, indol-3-carboxylic acid, and s |
| [Ifi (Inocarpus fagifer)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ifi-inocarpus-fagifer) | 1/10 | Inocarpus fagifer seeds contain flavonoids (0.03% quercetin equivalent), linoleic acid, ethyl linoleic, ethyl oleic, and homopterocarpine, which colle |
| [Maile (Alyxia stellata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/maile-alyxia-stellata) | 1/10 | Alyxia stellata contains uncharacterized volatile oils and putative phenolic and terpenoid constituents identified only in the context of multi-herb p |
| [Scaevola (Scaevola taccada)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/scaevola-scaevola-taccada) | 1/10 | Scaevola taccada leaves contain bioactive phytochemicals including luteolin-7-O-β-glucoside, rutin, stigmasterol, α-amyrin, and α-amyrin acetate, whic |
| [Polygonum (Polygonum nepalense)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/polygonum-polygonum-nepalense) | 1/10 | Polygonum nepalense contains polyphenolic compounds including flavonoids (quercetin, rutin), tannins, and anthraquinones that exert antioxidant, anti- |
| [Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hau-hibiscus-tiliaceus) | 1/10 | Hau bark and leaf extracts contain phenols, flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins, vitamin E, stigmasterol derivatives, and the novel megastigmane tiliaceic |
| [Milo (Thespesia populnea)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/milo-thespesia-populnea) | 1/10 | Milo (Thespesia populnea) contains gallic acid, catechin, myricetin, and sesquiterpenoids such as populene A–H, which collectively exert antioxidant,  |
| [Sida rhombifolia (Arrowleaf Sida)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/sida-rhombifolia-arrowleaf-sida) | 1/10 | Sida rhombifolia roots and aerial parts contain alkaloids (up to 161.42 μg/mg), tannins, saponins, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds that exert free  |
| [Costus speciosus (Crepe Ginger)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/costus-speciosus-crepe-ginger) | 1/10 | Costus speciosus rhizomes contain diosgenin (7.88% in rhizome extract), dioscin, beta-sitosterol, and n-hexadecanoic acid (28.93%), which collectively |
| [Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/gotu-kola-centella-asiatica) | 1/10 | Gotu Kola's primary bioactive pentacyclic triterpenoids—asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid, and madecassic acid—exert neuroprotective effects b |
| [Antiaris (Antiaris toxicaria)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/antiaris-antiaris-toxicaria) | 1/10 | Antiaris toxicaria contains potent cardiac glycosides (antiarosides A–I, malayoside, toxicarioside A) and hydroxycinnamate–flavonoid complexes that in |
| [Ficus adenosperma (Ficus adenosperma Miq.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ficus-adenosperma-ficus-adenosperma-miq) | 1/10 | Ficus adenosperma leaves are presumed to contain phenolic acids, flavonoids, and terpenoids characteristic of the Ficus genus, with the antipyretic ac |
| [Ylang-Ylang (Cananga odorata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/ylang-ylang-cananga-odorata) | 1/10 | Cananga odorata contains a complex essential oil rich in caryophyllene, linalool, benzyl benzoate, and the oxoaporphine alkaloid liriodenine, which ex |
| [Davidson Plum (Davidsonia jerseyana)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/davidson-plum-davidsonia-jerseyana) | 1/10 | Davidson plum contains exceptionally high concentrations of phenolic compounds—including anthocyanins, gallic acid, ellagic acid, and quercetin—that e |
| [Fijian Vesi (Intsia bijuga)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fijian-vesi-intsia-bijuga) | 1/10 | Fijian Vesi bark contains polyphenols including tannins (approximately 7.14%), the naphthoquinone juglone, obtusifolina, and desidro-α-lapachona, whic |
| [Samoan Foi (Microsorum grossum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/samoan-foi-microsorum-grossum) | 1/10 | Microsorum grossum fronds contain phenolic compounds, triterpenoids, and steroids tentatively identified through regional fern phytochemical screening |
| [Hawaiian Awawa (Chenopodium oahuense)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hawaiian-awawa-chenopodium-oahuense) | 1/10 | An aqueous extract of Chenopodium oahuense significantly upregulated tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) gene expression in Neuro-2A neuronal cells in vitro, |
| [Coconut (Cocos nucifera)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/coconut-cocos-nucifera) | 1/10 | Coconut oil is dominated by medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), particularly lauric acid (C12, ~48% composition), which is rapidly oxidized in the live |
| [Sandalwood (Santalum paniculatum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/sandalwood-santalum-paniculatum) | 1/10 | The heartwood essential oil of Santalum paniculatum is dominated by (Z)-α-santalol (34.5–40.4%) and (Z)-β-santalol (11.0–16.2%), sesquiterpene alcohol |
| [Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/castor-bean-ricinus-communis) | 1/10 | Castor bean seeds contain ricinoleic acid (~90% of expressed oil), ricin (a potent cytotoxic lectin), ricinine (an alkaloid), and flavonoids including |
| [Harakeke (Phormium tenax)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/harakeke-phormium-tenax) | 1/10 | Harakeke contains anthraquinone glycosides (chrysophanol, emodin, stypandrone) in its roots and a branched glucuronoarabinoxylan mucilage in its leaf  |
| [Mamaku (Cyathea medullaris)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mamaku-cyathea-medullaris) | 1/10 | Mamaku's meristem yields a high-molecular-weight glucuronoMannan polysaccharide gel (Mw ~1.94 × 10⁶ Da) that forms a three-dimensional viscoelastic ma |
| [Hortop (Peperomia tetraphylla)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hortop-peperomia-tetraphylla) | 1/10 | Peperomia tetraphylla contains flavonoids, lignans, and beta-sitosterols that are hypothesized to exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity bas |
| [Hawaiian Uhaloa (Waltheria indica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/hawaiian-uhaloa-waltheria-indica) | 1/10 | Uhaloa (Waltheria indica) contains quinoline alkaloids isolated from its roots that suppress pro-inflammatory mediators—including nitrite, IL-1β, TNF- |
| [Taupe (Ehretia latifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/taupe-ehretia-latifolia) | 1/10 | Ehretia latifolia bark is presumed to contain tannins, triterpenoids, and phenolic acids — phytochemical classes characteristic of the Ehretia genus — |
| [Inu (Coleus scutellarioides)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/inu-coleus-scutellarioides) | 1/10 | Coleus scutellarioides leaves contain flavonoids, phenolic acids (including rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, and gallic acid), anthocyanins, and volatil |
| [Tuga (Marsdenia chowanensis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tuga-marsdenia-chowanensis) | 1/10 | Tuga (Marsdenia chowanensis) is a Samoan ethnomedicinal vine whose latex is applied topically to wounds, a practice consistent with the latex-producin |
| [Maisi (Abutilon indicum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/maisi-abutilon-indicum) | 1/10 | Abutilon indicum leaves contain catechin (48.87%), gallic acid (27.45%), quercetin (7.25%), and luteolin as principal bioactive phenolics and flavonoi |
| [Toa (Thespesia populnea)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/toa-thespesia-populnea) | 1/10 | Thespesia populnea bark contains flavonoids, phenolic compounds, tannins, terpenoids such as beta-sitosterol and lupeol acetate, and bioactive terpene |
| [Witch's Broom (Taxillus spp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/witchs-broom-taxillus-spp) | 1/10 | Taxillus chinensis contains approximately 125 flavonoid metabolites—including quercetin, rutin, quercitrin, avicularin, and proanthocyanidins—that exe |
| [Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tea-tree-melaleuca-alternifolia) | 1/10 | Tea tree oil's dominant bioactive compound, terpinen-4-ol (typically 35–48% of total oil composition), exerts broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity by |
| [Witchetty Bush (Acacia kempeana)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/witchetty-bush-acacia-kempeana) | 1/10 | Acacia kempeana roots and gum contain tannins, flavonoids, and terpene-class compounds common to the Acacia genus that are associated with antimicrobi |
| [Heketara (Olearia rani)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/heketara-olearia-rani) | 1/10 | Heketara bark contains as-yet uncharacterized phytochemicals that, based on Asteraceae family chemistry, likely include sesquiterpene lactones and fla |
| [Kawakawa (Piper excelsum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kawakawa-piper-excelsum) | 1/10 | Kawakawa contains amide alkaloids including piperdardine and piperine, alongside lignans, phenylpropanoids such as myristicin, and flavonoids includin |
| [Fue Manogi (Piper graeffei)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fue-manogi-piper-graeffei) | 1/10 | Piper graeffei is presumed to contain piperamide alkaloids, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds characteristic of the Piperaceae family, though no phyt |
| [Fue Moa (Ipomoea pes-caprae)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/fue-moa-ipomoea-pes-caprae) | 1/10 | Fue Moa contains flavonoids including quercetin 3-O-glucoside and quercetin 3-O-galactoside, phenolic acids, alkaloids, and saponins that mediate anti |
| [Pukatea (Laurelia novae-zelandiae)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pukatea-laurelia-novae-zelandiae) | 1/10 | Pukatea bark contains pukateine, an aporphine alkaloid that binds dopamine D1 and D2 receptors at submicromolar affinities (IC50 0.4 μM and 0.6 μM res |
| [Rata (Metrosideros robusta)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/rata-metrosideros-robusta) | 1/10 | Northern Rata bark contains tannins, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds analogous to those characterised in closely related Metrosideros species, whic |
| [Toi (Cordyline australis)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/toi-cordyline-australis) | 1/10 | Cordyline australis contains steroidal sapogenins—principally tigogenin, sarsasapogenin, and diosgenin—in its leaf tissues, compounds shared across th |
| [Maisa (Abutilon indicum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/maisa-abutilon-indicum) | 1/10 | Abutilon indicum contains flavonoids (catechin at 48.87% by HPTLC, quercetin, luteolin), phenolics (gallic acid at 27.45%), and phytosterols (β-sitost |
| [Pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/pandanus-pandanus-tectorius) | 1/10 | Pandanus tectorius contains flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, terpenoids, and glycosides that drive antioxidant activity via DPPH and hydroxyl radical  |
| [Bunya Nut (Araucaria bidwillii)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/bunya-nut-araucaria-bidwillii) | 1/10 | Bunya nuts deliver a high-starch, low-fat nutritional profile with phenolic antioxidants—including quercetin, gallic acid, catechin, and epicatechin c |
| [Horopito (Pseudowintera colorata)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/horopito-pseudowintera-colorata) | 1/10 | Horopito leaves contain polygodial, a bicyclic sesquiterpene dialdehyde that disrupts fungal cell membrane integrity and achieves minimum fungicidal c |
| [Rongoa Houpara (Pseudopanax lessonii)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/rongoa-houpara-pseudopanax-lessonii) | 1/10 | Pseudopanax lessonii contains presumed flavonoid and polyphenolic constituents common to the Araliaceae family, with the closely related species Pseud |
| [Tonga Fisi (Micronychia calocoma)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tonga-fisi-micronychia-calocoma) | 1/10 | Tonga Fisi (Micronychia calocoma) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family and is presumed to contain phenolic acids, flavonoids, and terpenoid compounds c |
| [Samoan Aua (Microsorum grossum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/samoan-aua-microsorum-grossum) | 1/10 | Microsorum grossum fronds and rhizomes contain phytoecdysteroids—principally 20-hydroxyecdysone—which up-regulate Heme Oxygenase 1 (HO1) in human derm |
| [Micronesian Derris (Derris elliptica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/micronesian-derris-derris-elliptica) | 1/10 | Derris elliptica roots contain rotenone (0.3–12%), an isoflavonoid that inhibits mitochondrial complex I (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase), disrupting  |
| [Kalo (Colocasia esculenta)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/kalo-colocasia-esculenta) | 1/10 | Kalo corms and leaves contain polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, alkaloids, and resistant starch that exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and gu |
| [Mago (Mangifera indica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mago-mangifera-indica) | 1/10 | Mago bark contains mangiferin, gallic acid, tannins, and polyphenolic compounds that exert antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity through free r |
| [Mabea (Mabea sp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mabea-mabea-sp) | 1/10 | Mabea latex contains a complex mixture of triterpenes, latex proteins, and phenolic compounds characteristic of Euphorbiaceae species, with the coagul |
| [Macaranga (Macaranga sp.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/macaranga-macaranga-sp) | 1/10 | Macaranga species produce over 190 secondary metabolites—prominently C-prenylated flavonoids such as isomacarangin and nymphaeols A/B/C, and stilbenes |
| [Vao Lili (Crinum asiaticum)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/vao-lili-crinum-asiaticum) | 1/10 | Crinum asiaticum contains the alkaloid lycorine as its dominant bioactive compound, which inhibits nitric oxide production in macrophages and modulate |
| [Coleus amboinicus (Coleus amboinicus Lour.)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/coleus-amboinicus-coleus-amboinicus-lour) | 1/10 | Coleus amboinicus leaves are rich in rosmarinic acid (9.761 mg·g⁻¹ dry matter), carvacrol, and flavonoids including quercetin and luteolin-O-glucuroni |
| [Papaya (Carica papaya)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/papaya-carica-papaya) | 1/10 | Papaya contains cysteine endopeptidases—principally papain and chymopapain—alongside carotenoids (lycopene up to 4138 μg/100 g), flavonoids, and alkal |
| [Muru Pungu (Anadenanthera peregrina / Piptadenia peregrina)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/muru-pungu-anadenanthera-peregrina-piptadenia-peregrina) | 1/10 | Muru pungu seeds contain bufotenin (5-HO-DMT, up to 7.4% by dry weight), DMT, and 5-MeO-DMT, all of which act as serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists pr |
| [Barringtonia (Barringtonia asiatica)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/barringtonia-barringtonia-asiatica) | 1/10 | Barringtonia asiatica seeds and bark contain tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, and the oleanane glycoside ranuncoside, which collectively con |
| [Mamaki (Pipturus albidus)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/mamaki-pipturus-albidus) | 1/10 | Mamaki leaves contain polyphenolic compounds—principally (+)-catechins, chlorogenic acid, and rutin—that inhibit NF-κB-mediated inflammation and scave |
| [Aloalo (Aloe vera)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/aloalo-aloe-vera) | 1/10 | Aloe vera leaf gel contains acemannan, aloin, aloe-emodin, and polyphenols that exert wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects primar |
| [Tongan Kakala (Polyscias scutellaria)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/tongan-kakala-polyscias-scutellaria) | 1/10 | Polyscias scutellaria contains phenolic compounds (14.67 ± 0.33 mg GAE/g in 96% ethanol extract), flavonoids including quercetin, kaempferol, and ruti |
| [Rongoa (Brachyglottis repanda)](https://ingredients.hermeticasuperfoods.com/ingredients/rongoa-brachyglottis-repanda) | 1/10 | Brachyglottis repanda contains the labdane diterpenoid 13(E)-labd-13-ene-8α,15-diol, which demonstrates antiviral activity against human rhinoviruses  |

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