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Plant Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Black Walnut
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *