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Common Names
American Chestnut
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 | 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigastritic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiherpetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |