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Common Names
Pecan
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyrotropic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Toxic | 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 |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |