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Common Names
European Chestnut
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 1380.0 | 3036.0 | -1.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 1451.0 | 3192.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | not available | 44000.0 | -1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 12300.0 | 27060.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 3381.0 | 7438.0 | -1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULIN | 13 | Leaf | not available | 1000.0 | -0.03 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 220.0 | 528.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 402800.0 | 886160.0 | 1.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CASTALAGIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CASTALIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 21000.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 2.0 | 5.0 | -0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 628.0 | 1382.0 | -1.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDRODIGALLIC-ACID | 0 | Branches | not available | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | not available | 81000.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 16000.0 | 36520.0 | -1.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | not available | 185000.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 13200.0 | 30800.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Larvistat | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990. |
| Mutagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |