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Plant Carya illinoensis (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Pecan
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiarthritic 13 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiasthmatic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 8 Planta Medica, 57: A42, 1991.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinomic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.