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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Juglans cinerea (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Butternut
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
LYSINE 4 Seed 7700.0 7966.0 -0.56 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 2212.0 2676.0 -0.11 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 31.0 72.0 0.23 *
MERCURY 1 Seed 0.0 -0.69 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 6111.0 6321.0 0.52 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Seed 0.4 -0.78 *
MUFA 13 Seed 104250.0 107852.0 -0.01 *
NICKEL 3 Seed 4.3 -0.09 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 103520.0 107097.0 -0.10 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 8720.0 9021.0 -0.51 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 14420.0 14918.0 0.40 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 4085.0 4834.0 -0.14 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 4044.0 7493.0 -0.45 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 12360.0 12787.0 0.29 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 235470.0 271587.0 0.34 *
PUFA 4 Seed 427410.0 442179.0 2.56 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Seed 2.5 -1.14 *
SAMARIUM 0 Seed 0.0 -0.85 *
SCANDIUM 0 Seed 0.0 -0.41 *
SELENIUM 60 Seed 0.1 -0.26 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiAGE 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
Antiaggregant 3 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antiaging 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
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 1 *
Antialopecic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 *
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 2 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 3 *