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Common Names
Black Walnut
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | not available | 3630.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | 3630.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 6070.0 | 6345.0 | 1.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LANTHANUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.17 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.6 | -0.53 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 17040.0 | 17815.0 | 0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE-AMINO-PEPTIDASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Essential Oil | not available | 15000.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 334590.0 | 349845.0 | 2.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 33060.0 | 34565.0 | 0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LUTETIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | 2.51 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 7210.0 | 7540.0 | -0.62 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | not available | 440.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Pericarp | 53.0 | 440.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 1795.0 | 2155.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 23.0 | 24.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Pericarp | 0.3 | 2.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 30.0 | 46.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.12 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| 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. |