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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
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
MAO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neuroprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *