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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
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed 1690.0 3235.0 -0.22 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Seed 12.0 13.0 -0.39 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 7910.0 8046.0 -0.42 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 100.0 3125.0 -0.03 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 3730.0 6255.0 0.24 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Seed 1580.0 1607.0 -0.21 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 4600.0 6815.0 -0.51 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 6900.0 7019.0 -0.85 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 2000.0 69000.0 -0.54 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 52000.0 173000.0 -0.39 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 152000.0 188000.0 -0.41 *
PRUNIN-6''-O-P-COUMARATE 0 Seed *
PUFA 4 Seed 78360.0 83555.0 -0.17 *
QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf *
RHAMNOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 2.4 16.7 2.50 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.1 0.3 -0.18 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 2.0 3.3 -0.09 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Seed 35.0 1.54 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Fruit *
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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.