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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Castanea dentata (Fagaceae)

Common Names
American Chestnut
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
ALANINE 3 Seed 2469.0 4395.0 -1.22 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 3808.0 6778.0 -0.76 *
ASH 0 Seed 15600.0 28480.0 -0.58 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 8071.0 14362.0 -0.73 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 240.0 427.0 -0.68 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 485700.0 864546.0 1.36 *
COPPER 12 Seed 4.0 7.0 -0.71 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 1075.0 1913.0 -0.86 *
FAT 0 Seed 12600.0 24208.0 -1.27 *
FIBER 15 Seed 19000.0 34176.0 -0.79 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 6204.0 11043.0 -1.29 *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 2268.0 4038.0 -1.00 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 1230.0 2158.0 -1.05 *
IRON 6 Seed 12.0 29.0 -0.57 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 1931.0 3438.0 -0.90 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 2987.0 5335.0 -1.12 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 2687.0 4784.0 -0.99 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 790.0 1406.0 -0.61 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 19.0 44.0 -0.12 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 893.0 1589.0 -0.70 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Prooxidant 1 *
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 1 *
Serotoninergic 1 Martindale's 28th
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Tranquilizer 2 *
Tremorigenic 1 Martindale's 28th
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Tumor-Promoter 1 J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Uricosuric 1 *
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator 5 *
Vulnerary 1 Martindale's 28th