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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidaceae)

Common Names
Brazilnut, Brazilnut-Tree, Creamnut, Paranut
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
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 6560.0 6787.0 1.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LANTHANUM 0 Seed 0.1 3.04 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
LECITHIN 20 Seed 60000.0 105000.0 2.13 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 11870.0 12281.0 -0.46 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 140225.0 314300.0 1.78 *
LUTETIUM 0 Seed 0.0 0.07 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
LYSINE 4 Seed 5410.0 5597.0 -0.88 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 1600.0 3370.0 0.17 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 8.0 -0.57 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MERCURY 1 Seed 0.0 -0.69 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
METHIONINE 15 Seed 10140.0 10346.0 1.56 *
MUFA 13 Seed 230160.0 238125.0 0.93 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 6200.0 12600.0 -0.13 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 2.0 17.0 -0.77 *
NICKEL 3 Seed 5.8 0.20 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 198000.0 408100.0 2.38 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 87630.0 113400.0 1.64 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed 3240.0 3352.0 -0.22 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Seed 2.0 3.0 -1.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 7460.0 7718.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Allergenic 5 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 6 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 7 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th