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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |