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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
SULFUR 14 Seed 1500.0 2070.0 -0.26 *
TANTALUM 0 Seed 0.0 -0.74 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TARAXEROL 2 Leaf 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 *
THORIUM 0 Seed 0.1 -1.08 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TIN 4 Seed 2.7 -0.26 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TITANIUM 0 Seed 2.3 -0.57 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
TUNGSTEN 0 Seed 0.0 -1.14 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
URANIUM 1 Seed 0.0 -0.71 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
VANADIUM 16 Seed 0.0 -0.58 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
VIT-B-6 0 Seed 6.0 0.48 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER 0 Seed 50000.0 74000.0 -0.59 *
XYLAN 0 Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
YTTERBIUM 0 Seed 0.0 -0.34 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ZINC 77 Seed 20.0 39.0 -0.17 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 15 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinsulinogenic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiischemic 1 *
Antikeratitic 1 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antileishmanic 1 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 5 *
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antileukotriene-D4 2 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 *
Antilithic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).