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Plant Carya illinoensis (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Pecan
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed not available 11.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed not available 0.2 1.17 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed not available 0.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 20.0 21.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 16000.0 17000.0 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
AZALEATIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZALEATIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZALEATIN-3-RUTINOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Seed not available 14.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.1 0.8 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Seed 6.5 7.6 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Seed not available 1.5 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed not available 0.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 618.0 763.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
CAPROLIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 130000.0 191637.0 -1.32 Duke, 1992 *
CARYATIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYATIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.