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Plant Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
Black Walnut
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,2,3-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 9000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,4-TRIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3-DIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE 3 Fruit not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE 3 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-2-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-4-DIMETHYLBENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 0 Essential Oil not available 12000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-2-DIMETHYLDECAN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil not available 13000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-6-10-TRIMETHYLDODECANE 0 Essential Oil not available 6000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-1-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Essential Oil not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Essential Oil not available 24000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYLHEPTAN-2-THIOL 0 Essential Oil not available 43000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYLHEPTAN-2-THIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Essential Oil not available 16000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ETHYL-2-METHYLHEPTA-1,3-DIENE 0 Essential Oil not available 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLTRIDECANE 0 Essential Oil not available 8000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Motor-Depressant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Myostimulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 7 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroparalytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *