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Common Names
Black Walnut
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -0.97 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 9.3 | -0.58 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SAKURANETIN | 4 | 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. |
| SAKURANIN | 0 | 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. |
| SAMARIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 0.19 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SCANDIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.19 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Pericarp | 0.4 | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.26 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 12400.0 | 12965.0 | 0.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SEROTONIN | 26 | Seed | not available | 304.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 36280.0 | 37935.0 | -0.21 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SILICON | 4 | Fruit | not available | 22.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Pericarp | 0.3 | 2.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Seed | not available | 1387.0 | 1.02 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SINAPALDEHYDE | 2 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | not available | 130.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Pericarp | 16.0 | 130.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 3.0 | 31.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 13940.0 | 14575.0 | -0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinsulinogenic | 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 |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |