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.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
POTASSIUM	14	Seed	3630.0	8646.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Seed	1010.0	2222.0	-1.79	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	not available	80000.0	-1.32	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	19800.0	109000.0	-1.11	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Wood	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SACCHAROSE	0	Seed	220000.0	340000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Seed	972.0	2139.0	-1.62	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Seed	30.0	66.0	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
STARCH	5	Seed	450000.0	580000.0	1.09	Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE	14	Seed	not available	216000.0	2.37	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Bark	40000.0	120000.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Leaf	not available	90000.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Seed	20000.0	28000.0	-0.64	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Seed	729.0	1604.0	-1.46	Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Seed	221.0	485.0	-0.97	Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE	8	Seed	568.0	1251.0	-1.50	Duke, 1992 *
VALINE	3	Seed	1081.0	2378.0	-1.19	Duke, 1992 *
VESCALAGIN	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic	4	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiosteoporotic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	14	Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant?	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipellagric	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontal	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	5	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.