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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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 * |