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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed 1690.0 3235.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Seed 12.0 13.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 7910.0 8046.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 100.0 3125.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 3730.0 6255.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Seed 1580.0 1607.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 4600.0 6815.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 6900.0 7019.0 -0.85 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 2000.0 69000.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 52000.0 173000.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 152000.0 188000.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
PRUNIN-6''-O-P-COUMARATE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Seed 78360.0 83555.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 2.4 16.7 2.50 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.1 0.3 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 2.0 3.3 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Seed not available 35.0 1.54 Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 9 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).