An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Castanea sativa (Fagaceae)

Common Names
European Chestnut
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Capillariprotective 1 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 4 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Clastogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Co-carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collagen-Sparing 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collyrium 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COMT-Inhibitor 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
Copper-Chelator 2 Duke, 1992 *