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Plant 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf 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.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Bark 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.
BORON 4 Seed 15.0 21.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Seed not available 1.8 -0.46 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
CADMIUM 3 Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEOYL-FERULOYL-SPERMIDINE 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 1300.0 2591.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXIDE 0 Leaf not available 34848.0 1.00 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 177000.0 229000.0 -1.17 Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 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.
CESIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.61 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
CHLORINE 7 Seed not available 41.0 -0.66 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
CHROMIUM 24 Seed 0.1 0.7 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CITROSTADIENOL 1 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
COBALT 2 Seed 0.1 0.3 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 13.0 82.0 6.09 Duke, 1992 *
DIFERULOYL-SPERMIDINE 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 11 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *