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Common Names
Black Walnut
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COBALT | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.3 | -0.19 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 10.0 | 20.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 4680.0 | 4895.0 | 1.21 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DECA-2-4-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 12000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHYLBENZENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EICOSADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EICOSENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Shoot | not available | 35.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYLBENZENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 41000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYLBENZENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUROPIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.78 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | not available | 52000.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Pericarp | 6240.0 | 52000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 563000.0 | 612000.0 | 1.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | not available | 162000.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Pericarp | not available | 162000.0 | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 17000.0 | 71215.0 | -0.50 | 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 * |