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Common Names
Shagbark Hickory
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | not available | 2.6 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTIMONY | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Shoot | 25000.0 | 90000.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Shoot | 12.0 | 1800.0 | 0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULIN | 13 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETULINIC-ACID | 22 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BORON | 4 | Seed | not available | 8.5 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Shoot | 2.0 | 63.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BROMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 1.8 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Shoot | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | not available | 1095.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Shoot | 5250.0 | 33300.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CERIUM | 0 | Shoot | 4.0 | 63.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CESIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 71.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Seed | not available | 1.6 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Shoot | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Laxative | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990. |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Pancreatoxic | 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 |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |