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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
LUTETIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
M-INOSITOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed not available 980.0 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed not available 30.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Seed not available 0.1 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 8.9 9.3 -1.01 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Seed not available 1.6 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Seed 17.0 18.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
PHLOROGLUCIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 2890.0 3340.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 3971.0 6242.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 92000.0 97000.0 -1.22 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3,5-DIMETHYLETHER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-5-METHYLETHER 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 *