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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICKEL | 3 | Seed | not available | 4.8 | 0.01 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| OCT-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 18000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 118560.0 | 123965.0 | 0.04 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 21260.0 | 22230.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 770.0 | 805.0 | -0.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PENTADECADIENOIC ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTAN-1-AL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTAN-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 26000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLACETIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 11070.0 | 11575.0 | 0.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | not available | 1070.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Hull Husk | not available | 1070.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiosteoporotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 32 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparasitic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antiparkinsonian | 8 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 7 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |