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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Carya ovata (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Shagbark Hickory
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 2.6 -0.36 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed 0.1 -0.17 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.0 -0.62 *
ASH 0 Shoot 25000.0 90000.0 -0.29 *
BARIUM 0 Seed 0.1 -0.28 *
BARIUM 0 Shoot 12.0 1800.0 0.91 *
BETULIN 13 Stem Bark Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Stem Bark Jim Duke's personal files.
BORON 4 Seed 8.5 -0.74 *
BORON 4 Shoot 2.0 63.0 0.04 *
BROMINE 0 Seed 1.8 -0.46 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed 0.1 -0.31 *
CADMIUM 3 Shoot 0.0 3.0 1.35 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 1095.0 -0.56 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 5250.0 33300.0 1.35 *
CERIUM 0 Shoot 4.0 63.0 *
CESIUM 0 Seed 0.1 -0.34 *
CHLORINE 7 Seed 71.0 -0.59 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed 1.6 -0.45 *
CHROMIUM 24 Shoot 0.1 2.7 0.08 *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 5 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiadrenalinic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiAGE 1 (View) 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 2 (View) *
Antiaging 1 (View) 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
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 2 (View) Martindale's 28th