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

Plant Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Black Walnut
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
1,2,3-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil 9000.0 *
1,2,4-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil 3000.0 *
1,3-DIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil 3000.0 *
1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE 3 Fruit 8.0 *
1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE 3 Pericarp *
1-2-5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil 4000.0 *
1-2-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil 4000.0 *
1-2-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Fruit *
1-4-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil 3000.0 *
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 0 Essential Oil 12000.0 *
2-2-DIMETHYLDECAN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil 13000.0 *
2-6-10-TRIMETHYLDODECANE 0 Essential Oil 6000.0 *
2-ACETYL-1-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil 15000.0 *
2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Essential Oil 24000.0 *
2-METHYLHEPTAN-2-THIOL 0 Essential Oil 43000.0 *
2-METHYLHEPTAN-2-THIOL 0 Fruit *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Essential Oil 16000.0 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Fruit *
3-ETHYL-2-METHYLHEPTA-1,3-DIENE 0 Essential Oil 3000.0 *
3-METHYLTRIDECANE 0 Essential Oil 8000.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 3 (View) *
Acaricide 2 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
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.
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
Allelochemic 6 (View) *
Allelopathic 3 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 15 (View) Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 11 (View) *