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Plant Carya illinoensis (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Pecan
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed not available 11.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed not available 0.2 1.17 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed not available 0.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 20.0 21.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 16000.0 17000.0 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
AZALEATIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZALEATIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZALEATIN-3-RUTINOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Seed not available 14.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.1 0.8 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Seed 6.5 7.6 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Seed not available 1.5 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed not available 0.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 618.0 763.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
CAPROLIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 130000.0 191637.0 -1.32 Duke, 1992 *
CARYATIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYATIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiAGE 2 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
Antiaggregant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiallergic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *