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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.
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
SULFUR 14 Seed 1500.0 2070.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
TANTALUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.74 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TARAXEROL 2 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.
THIAMIN 31 Seed 1.6 6.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
THORIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 -1.08 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TIN 4 Seed not available 2.7 -0.26 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TITANIUM 0 Seed not available 2.3 -0.57 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TUNGSTEN 0 Seed not available 0.0 -1.14 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
URANIUM 1 Seed not available 0.0 -0.71 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
VANADIUM 16 Seed not available 0.0 -0.58 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
VIT-B-6 0 Seed not available 6.0 0.48 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER 0 Seed 50000.0 74000.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
XYLAN 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.
YTTERBIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.34 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ZINC 77 Seed 20.0 39.0 -0.17 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 *