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Plant Carya ovata (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Shagbark Hickory
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
SODIUM 1 Seed not available 2.8 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Shoot 5.0 270.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Seed not available 2.5 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Shoot 12.0 900.0 1.12 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Seed not available 2180.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
TANTALUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
THORIUM 0 Seed not available 0.3 0.69 Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Seed not available 3.2 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Seed not available 4.3 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Shoot 0.7 45.0 -1.43 Duke, 1992 *
TUNGSTEN 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.85 Duke, 1992 *
VANADIUM 16 Seed not available 0.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
YTTERBIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
YTTERBIUM 0 Shoot 0.1 0.9 0.89 Duke, 1992 *
YTTRIUM 0 Shoot 0.5 13.5 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Seed not available 46.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Shoot 7.0 342.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Shoot 0.5 2.7 -0.89 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
Dermatitigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Energizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Estrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide 3 Martindale's 29th
Goitrogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypertensive 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypotriglyceridemic 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
Immunomodulator 5 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.