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Plant Juglans cinerea (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Butternut
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
EUROPIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 564400.0 595044.0 1.74 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 17370.0 20721.0 -0.90 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Seed not available 1.1 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 60840.0 62942.0 0.90 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 15080.0 15601.0 0.67 Duke, 1992 *
GOLD 3 Seed not available 0.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 8080.0 8359.0 0.59 Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Seed not available 0.1 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 38.0 76.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 11790.0 12197.0 0.22 Duke, 1992 *
JUGLANDIC-ACID 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JUGLANDIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JUGLONE 16 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 6120.0 6331.0 1.15 Duke, 1992 *
LANTHANUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed not available 0.3 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 21990.0 22750.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 337270.0 348924.0 2.07 Duke, 1992 *
LUTETIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -1.40 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
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiatherosclerotic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 5 Martindale's 29th
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticanker 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticataract 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlimacteric 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticolitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.