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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Carya illinoensis (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Pecan
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID 3 Plant *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 11.0 -0.35 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed 0.2 1.17 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.0 -0.62 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 20.0 21.0 -0.33 *
ASH 0 Seed 16000.0 17000.0 -0.93 *
AZALEATIN 0 Plant *
AZALEATIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant *
AZALEATIN-3-RUTINOSIDE 0 Plant *
BARIUM 0 Seed 14.0 -0.26 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.1 0.8 -0.38 *
BORON 4 Seed 6.5 7.6 -0.78 *
BROMINE 0 Seed 1.5 -0.48 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed 0.0 -0.33 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 618.0 763.0 -0.62 *
CAPROLIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 130000.0 191637.0 -1.32 *
CARYATIN 0 Plant *
CARYATIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) 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 (View) 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 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 7 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
Antiadrenalinic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.