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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
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 7.6 53.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 6.0 20.0 -1.05 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.0 0.6 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Seed not available 3.2 -0.99 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Seed not available 1.2 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed not available 0.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 100.0 833.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 240.0 823.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
CAPRIC-ACID 3 Seed 1320.0 1343.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Seed 1320.0 1343.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
CAR-3-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 116000.0 958678.0 0.94 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 231000.0 767000.0 1.23 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 294000.0 432000.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
CARDANOL 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARDOL 4 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CESIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Seed not available 184.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed not available 0.3 -0.64 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
Antineuropathic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 19 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *