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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Carya glabra (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Pignut Hickory
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
ALUMINUM 5 Shoot 40.0 7700.0 0.43 *
ASH 0 Shoot 20000.0 110000.0 0.17 *
BARIUM 0 Shoot 140.0 2200.0 1.36 *
BORON 4 Shoot 0.0 77.0 0.54 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 3800.0 40700.0 1.89 *
CHROMIUM 24 Shoot 0.0 5.5 1.77 *
COBALT 2 Shoot 0.0 16.5 1.43 *
COPPER 12 Shoot 0.9 55.0 1.57 *
IODINE 12 Shoot 2.0 5.0 -0.73 *
IRON 6 Shoot 10.0 429.0 -0.09 *
LANTHANUM 0 Shoot 1.0 220.0 1.00 *
LEAD 0 Shoot 2.0 103.0 0.75 *
LITHIUM 11 Shoot 0.0 6.6 0.59 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Shoot 144.0 24200.0 2.31 *
MANGANESE 14 Shoot 38.0 3300.0 1.56 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Shoot 0.0 33.0 1.50 *
NICKEL 3 Shoot 0.4 55.0 1.84 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 8.0 2640.0 -0.34 *
POTASSIUM 14 Shoot 540.0 18700.0 -0.36 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Shoot 1.8 17.0 -1.00 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Estrogenic 1 *
Fungicide 1 *
Goitrogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypertensive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hyperthyroid 1 *
Hypocholesterolemic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic 3 *
Hypotensive 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypotriglyceridemic 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
Immunomodulator 4 *
Immunostimulant 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th
Insulin-Sparing 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Insulinogenic 3 *
Laxative 2 *
Leptingenic 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
Litholytic 1 *
Memorigenic 1 *
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.