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

Plant Corylus avellana (Betulaceae)

Common Names
English Filbert, European Filbert, European Hazel, Hazel, Cobnut
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
(+)-CATECHIN-7-O-BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSIDE 0 Stem Bark 132.0 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-CATECHIN 0 Bark *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-CATECHIN 0 Leaf *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-GALLOCATECHIN 0 Leaf *
3ALPHA,7ALPHA,22ALPHA-TRIHYDROXYSTIGMASTEN-(5) 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed *
AFZELIN 1 Bark *
ALLANTOIC-ACID 0 Leaf ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Essential Oil *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 240.0 0.03 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 2.6 -0.36 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed 0.1 -0.17 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.0 -0.62 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 10.0 22.0 -0.33 *
ASH 0 Seed 17000.0 50000.0 0.06 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf *
AVENASTEROL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
BARIUM 0 Seed 1.1 -0.28 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.0 0.4 -0.40 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 7 (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.
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 (View) *
Allelochemic 2 (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 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 5 (View) *
Androgenic 2 (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) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *