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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Energizer 1 *
Ergogenic 1 *
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Estrogenic 5 *
Expectorant 1 *
Febrifuge 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Fibrinolytic 1 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Flatugenic 3 Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994.
FLavor 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 5 Martindale's 29th
Gastroprotective 1 *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 *
Goitrogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hematopoietic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hemostat 3 Martindale's 29th
Hepatomagenic 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.