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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CATECHIN-7-O-BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available 132.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-CATECHIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-CATECHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-GALLOCATECHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3ALPHA,7ALPHA,22ALPHA-TRIHYDROXYSTIGMASTEN-(5) 0 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.
5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AFZELIN 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed not available 240.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed not available 2.6 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.17 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ARSENIC 2 Seed not available 0.0 -0.62 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 10.0 22.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 17000.0 50000.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AVENASTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
BARIUM 0 Seed not available 1.1 -0.28 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.0 0.4 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Proliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 2 Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 2 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 3 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PTK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermicide 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sweetener 1 Merck 11th Edition
Taenicide 1 Martindale's 28th