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Plant Carya ovata (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Shagbark Hickory
How this plant is used
Food

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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
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 *
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
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigastrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglycosuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigoiter 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.