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Common Names
Chinese 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 | 2012.0 | 3581.0 | -1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 4411.0 | 7852.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 16700.0 | 29726.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 8522.0 | 15169.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 160.0 | 356.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 490700.0 | 873446.0 | 1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 4.0 | 6.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 1101.0 | 1960.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 10600.0 | 20648.0 | -1.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 16000.0 | 29904.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 5393.0 | 9600.0 | -1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 1837.0 | 3271.0 | -1.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 1267.0 | 2256.0 | -1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 14.0 | 25.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 1624.0 | 2890.0 | -0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 2701.0 | 4807.0 | -1.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 2313.0 | 4116.0 | -1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 820.0 | 1531.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 12.0 | 36.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 1014.0 | 1804.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Analgesic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiaggregant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antialdosteronic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antialkali? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |