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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcer | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 6 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Cardioprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |