Plant Castanea sativa (Fagaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

European Chestnut

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
GALLIC-ACID	62	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Seed	2558.0	5628.0	-1.52	Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE	12	Seed	1070.0	2353.0	-1.24	Duke, 1992 *
HAMAMELITANNIN	2	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HAMAMELOSE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Seed	554.0	1218.0	-1.30	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	7.0	16.0	-0.63	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Seed	782.0	1720.0	-1.12	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL	75	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Seed	1144.0	2518.0	-1.39	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Seed	1189.0	2617.0	-1.28	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	320.0	704.0	-0.89	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Seed	5.0	13.0	-0.50	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Seed	468.0	1028.0	-0.85	Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID	25	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN	24	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Seed	842.0	1851.0	-1.16	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHATASE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Seed	490.0	1122.0	-1.12	Duke, 1992 *
PLASTOQUINONES	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiretinopathic	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
Antirheumatic	3	Martindale's 29th
Antiscoliotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiserotonin	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antisickling	2	Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.
Antispare-Tire	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
Antispasmodic	6	Phytotherapy Research, 4: 73.
Antispasmophilic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistaphylococcic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antistreptococcic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antistress	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke	2	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
Antisunburn	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X	3	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
Antithiamin	2	Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid	2	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.