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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Corylus avellana (Betulaceae)

Common Names
English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut
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
SULFUR 14 Seed 1500.0 2070.0 -0.26 *
TANTALUM 0 Seed 0.0 -0.74 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TARAXEROL 2 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
THIAMIN 31 Seed 1.6 6.0 -0.14 *
THORIUM 0 Seed 0.1 -1.08 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TIN 4 Seed 2.7 -0.26 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TITANIUM 0 Seed 2.3 -0.57 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TUNGSTEN 0 Seed 0.0 -1.14 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
URANIUM 1 Seed 0.0 -0.71 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
VANADIUM 16 Seed 0.0 -0.58 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
VIT-B-6 0 Seed 6.0 0.48 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER 0 Seed 50000.0 74000.0 -0.59 *
XYLAN 0 Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
YTTERBIUM 0 Seed 0.0 -0.34 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ZINC 77 Seed 20.0 39.0 -0.17 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Lung) 5 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 *
Antitumor-Promoter 5 Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990.
Antiulcer 9 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 *
Antiviral 10 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Aphidifuge 1 Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494.
Apoptotic 6 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.