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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 76600.0 77925.0 -0.25 *
LUTETIUM 0 Seed 0.0 0.07 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 8170.0 8311.0 -0.51 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 260.0 2650.0 -0.12 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 8.4 -0.56 *
MANNOSE 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
MERCURY 1 Seed 0.0 -0.69 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 2740.0 2787.0 -0.39 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Seed 0.1 -0.84 *
MUFA 13 Seed 273170.0 286115.0 1.28 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 3470.0 3530.0 -0.25 *
NARINGENIN 56 Seed *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 3.0 21.0 -0.53 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 14.0 46.0 -0.63 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 18.0 22.0 -0.63 *
NICAIN 0 Fruit 3.0 21.0 *
NICKEL 3 Seed 5.0 0.05 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 268080.0 296000.0 1.45 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Seed 3184.0 -0.03 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 34600.0 44262.0 0.21 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCTS 1 *
Anticystitic 1 *
Antidandruff 4 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatitic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatotic 1 *
Antidiabetic 11 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Camphor) 1 *
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.