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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | 29000.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Pericarp | 3480.0 | 29000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 23000.0 | 27770.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 24620.0 | 25740.0 | 0.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BARIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 8.7 | -0.27 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| BEHNIC ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Essential Oil | not available | 28000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | 29000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | not available | 0.6 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Hull Husk | not available | 0.6 | -1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Pericarp | not available | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.30 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-HYDROJUGLONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HYDROPLUMBAGIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | 870.0 | 880.0 | -0.29 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BORON | 4 | Seed | not available | 4.7 | -0.92 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| BROMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.5 | -0.43 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.33 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Chemopreventive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 8 | 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. |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coagulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045. |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |