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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
HAFNIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -1.87 Duke, 1992 *
HEXANAL 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 3990.0 4059.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Seed not available 0.1 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 2.0 77.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 18.0 195.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 7310.0 7436.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-GLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 530.0 3680.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 1000.0 3320.0 0.49 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 5330.0 5920.0 0.83 Duke, 1992 *
L-EPICATECHIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LANTHANUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed 7840.0 7975.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed not available 0.3 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 12850.0 13072.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOCYANIDIN 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOPELARGONIDINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistress 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisunburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 8 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
Antithalassemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antithrombotic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antithromboxane-B2 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
Antithyrotoxic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitoxemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitumor 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colorectal) 1 Duke, 1992 *