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Plant Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae)

Common Names
Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
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
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticheilitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic 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
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.