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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
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 5870.0 6682.0 1.43 *
LANTHANUM 0 Seed 0.0 -0.62 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
LEAD 0 Seed 1.7 -0.21 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
LIGNOCERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 14500.0 18850.0 -0.76 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LUTETIUM 0 Seed 0.0 -1.64 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 1500.0 3156.0 0.08 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 16.0 100.0 0.58 *
MANNAN 0 Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MANNINOTRIOSE 0 Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MELIBIOSE 0 Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MERCURY 1 Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.44 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Seed 0.2 0.6 -0.74 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
MYRICETIN 34 Bark *
MYRICITRIN 13 Bark *
MYRICITRIN 13 Leaf *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 11000.0 14300.0 -0.11 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
N-NONACOSANE 1 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
N-TRIACOSANE 0 Pollen Or Spore List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
NIACIN 39 Seed 10.0 54.0 0.33 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 *
Antidysphagic 1 *
Antieczemic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase 2 *
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 *
Antienterotic 1 *
Antiepileptic 4 *
Antiescherichic 1 *
Antiestrogenic 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifeedant 6 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antifertility 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibrinolytic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibromyalgic 1 *
Antifibrosarcomic 1 *