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Plant Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Black Walnut
How this plant is used
Food
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
1,2,3-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 9000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,4-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3-DIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE 3 Fruit not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE 3 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-4-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 0 Essential Oil not available 12000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-2-DIMETHYLDECAN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil not available 13000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-6-10-TRIMETHYLDODECANE 0 Essential Oil not available 6000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-1-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Essential Oil not available 24000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYLHEPTAN-2-THIOL 0 Essential Oil not available 43000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYLHEPTAN-2-THIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Essential Oil not available 16000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ETHYL-2-METHYLHEPTA-1,3-DIENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLTRIDECANE 0 Essential Oil not available 8000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 3 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 3 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 15 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 11 Duke, 1992 *