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Plant Corylus avellana (Betulaceae)

Common Names
English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
EUROPIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.28 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
FAT 0 Seed 500000.0 650000.0 2.03 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 31000.0 59000.0 -0.60 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FILBERTONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Seed 1.0 1.2 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
FOENICULIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Seed 0.6 0.9 -0.72 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GALACTAN 0 Wood not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GOLD 3 Seed not available 0.0 2.33 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
GRAMISTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
GUANOSINE 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
HAFNIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 0.62 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
IODINE 12 Seed not available 0.0 -0.28 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
IRON 6 Seed 30.0 99.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
IRON-OXIDE 0 Leaf not available 2376.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
IRON-OXIDE(FE2O3) 0 Leaf not available 2376.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JUGLANIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOSIDE 2 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
Cardioprotective 10 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 4 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Circulotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 2 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.
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
COMP-Inhibitor 1 Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
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