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Plant 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 Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Seed 2469.0 4395.0 -1.22 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 3808.0 6778.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 15600.0 28480.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 8071.0 14362.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 240.0 427.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 485700.0 864546.0 1.36 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 4.0 7.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 1075.0 1913.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 12600.0 24208.0 -1.27 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 19000.0 34176.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 6204.0 11043.0 -1.29 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 2268.0 4038.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 1230.0 2158.0 -1.05 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 12.0 29.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 1931.0 3438.0 -0.90 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 2987.0 5335.0 -1.12 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 2687.0 4784.0 -0.99 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 790.0 1406.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 19.0 44.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 893.0 1589.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
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Antiendometriotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiendometriotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antienterotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiepileptic) Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 3 (View Chemicals list for Antifatigue) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifibromyalgic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antifibromyalgic) Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antifibrotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antifuruncular 1 (View Chemicals list for Antifuruncular) Martindale's 28th
Antigastritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigastritic) Martindale's 29th
Antigastrotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigastrotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiglaucomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihangover) Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihepatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antihepatotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihepatotic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiherpetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiherpetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiherpetic?) Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiHIV) Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihomocystinuric) Martindale's 29th
Antihyperammonemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperammonemic) Martindale's 29th
Antihyperkinetic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperkinetic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 6 (View Chemicals list for Antihypertensive) Duke, 1992 *