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Plant Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Cashew
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 76600.0 77925.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
LUTETIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 8170.0 8311.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 260.0 2650.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed not available 8.4 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
MANNOSE 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Seed not available 0.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 2740.0 2787.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Seed not available 0.1 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Seed 273170.0 286115.0 1.28 Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 3470.0 3530.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN 56 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 3.0 21.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 14.0 46.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 18.0 22.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
NICAIN 0 Fruit 3.0 21.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Seed not available 5.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 268080.0 296000.0 1.45 Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Seed not available 3184.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 34600.0 44262.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antileukotriene-D4 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus 2 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiMD 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.