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Chemical AMYGDALIN

Chemical ID
AMYGDALIN
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antiinflammatory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
Bitter not available Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cyanogenic not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Expectorant not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
Toxic not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Crataegus cuneata Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus cuneata Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus laevigata Leaf not available 1500.0 -0.7 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Crataegus rhipidophylla Leaf not available 1500.0 -0.7 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Cydonia oblonga Seed not available 4000.0 -1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Eleutherococcus senticosus Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Eriobotrya japonica Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Eriobotrya japonica Seed not available 14000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Frangula alnus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Seed 6000.0 13800.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Perilla frutescens Leaf not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Phaseolus lunatus Seed 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.
Prunus africana Bark not available not available not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
Prunus armeniaca Seed not available 80000.0 1.3 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Prunus cerasus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus domestica Seed not available 25000.0 -0.5 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Prunus dulcis Seed 2000.0 85000.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Prunus persica Leaf not available 10000.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Prunus persica Seed 25500.0 60000.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Prunus serotina Stem Bark 31600.0 41200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *