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Common Names
Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 30000.0 | 36000.0 | -0.36 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 800.0 | 860.0 | -0.60 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 80000.0 | 86000.0 | -1.74 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 570000.0 | 690000.0 | 2.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 20.0 | 22.0 | -0.60 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 6260.0 | 6730.0 | 1.46 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 201600.0 | 334650.0 | 1.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 37800.0 | 196650.0 | 2.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 59850.0 | 365580.0 | 2.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 31350.0 | 37950.0 | 0.08 | Wealth of India. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 2000.0 | 2150.0 | -0.85 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 190000.0 | 231000.0 | -0.02 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 38190.0 | 46230.0 | 0.44 | Wealth of India. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Bark | 40000.0 | 60000.0 | -0.71 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | not available | 0.6 | -1.43 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 70000.0 | -0.60 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| 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 |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 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). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 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 |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |