Definition
A chemical compound found in the fruit and roots of embelia plants, studied for potential medicinal properties.
Etymology
Derived from Embelia (plant genus) plus the chemical suffix -in, indicating an organic compound. The genus name has Arabic or Sanskrit roots, entered European science via Portuguese traders and botanists.
Kelly Says
Embelin is one of the few traditional plant medicines where scientists found the 'active ingredient' actually works—it can trigger apoptosis (cell suicide) in cancer cells, validating centuries of Ayurvedic use through modern chemistry.
Translations
ARالعربية
embelin
em-be-lin
BNবাংলা
embelin
em-be-lin
CACatalà
embelin
em-be-lin
CSČeština
embelin
em-be-lin
DADansk
embelin
em-be-lin
DEDeutsch
embelin
em-be-lin
ELΕλληνικά
embelin
em-be-lin
ESEspañol
embelin
em-bel-in
FAفارسی
embelin
em-be-lin
FISuomi
embelin
em-be-lin
FRFrançais
embelin
em-be-lin
HEעברית
embelin
em-be-lin
HIहिन्दी
embelin
em-be-lin
HUMagyar
embelin
em-be-lin
IDBahasa Indonesia
embelin
em-be-lin
ITItaliano
embelin
em-be-lin
MSBahasa Melayu
embelin
em-be-lin
MYမြန်မာ
embelin
em-be-lin
NLNederlands
embelin
em-be-lin
NONorsk
embelin
em-be-lin
PLPolski
embelin
em-be-lin
PTPortuguês
embelin
em-be-lin
RORomână
embelin
em-be-lin
RUРусский
embelin
em-bel-in
SVSvenska
embelin
em-be-lin
SWKiswahili
embelin
em-be-lin
TAதமிழ்
embelin
em-be-lin
TEతెలుగు
embelin
em-be-lin
TRTürkçe
embelin
em-be-lin
UKУкраїнська
embelin
em-be-lin
VITiếng Việt
embelin
em-be-lin