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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Pericarp | 128.0 | 1070.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 4475.0 | 5880.0 | 0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 19770.0 | 20400.0 | 1.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | 1080.0 | 1100.0 | -0.35 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| PLUMBAGIN | 42 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | not available | 14900.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Hull Husk | not available | 14900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Pericarp | 1788.0 | 14900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 4600.0 | 5670.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 9370.0 | 9800.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 98000.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Pericarp | 11760.0 | 98000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 205000.0 | 257485.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 374920.0 | 392010.0 | 2.18 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSYLGALACTOSIDE | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Pericarp | 0.1 | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Larvicide | 1 | Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279. |
| Larvistat | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |