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Plant Juglans cinerea (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Butternut
How this plant is used
Food

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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
ALANINE 3 Seed 13724.0 14194.0 0.86 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 87180.0 90192.0 1.45 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed not available 2.6 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 48620.0 50300.0 1.09 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed not available 0.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 25150.0 30466.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 30960.0 32030.0 0.84 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Seed not available 1.6 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Seed not available 7.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Seed not available 1.5 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed not available 0.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 512.0 724.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 120500.0 124664.0 -1.58 Duke, 1992 *
CESIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Seed not available 78.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed not available 1.4 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Seed not available 0.2 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 4.0 8.4 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 4840.0 5007.0 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 7 Martindale's 28th
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.