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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apoptotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Ataxigenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 2 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |