Plant Quercus alba (Fagaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

White Oak

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
2-HYDROXYDAMMAR-24-EN-3-ON	0	Bark	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.
3-FRIEDELANONE	0	Bark	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.
ALUMINUM	5	Bark	5.0	21.0	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Stem	20.0	1064.0	0.08	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Bark	29.0	127.0	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Bark	31008.0	136000.0	2.00	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Stem	20000.0	76000.0	0.41	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Stem	18.0	1140.0	0.46	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Bark	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.
BORON	4	Stem	2.0	38.0	0.47	Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM	3	Stem	0.0	1.0	-1.13	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Bark	8436.0	37000.0	1.75	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Stem	4600.0	27360.0	0.93	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Bark	176700.0	775000.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Flower	not available	596200.0	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	not available	596200.0	0.29	Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN	43	Bark	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.
CHROMIUM	24	Bark	0.1	0.3	-0.55	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Stem	0.1	5.3	-0.03	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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	3	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.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	2	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 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	2	Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	5	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 *