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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEXA-HYDROCYCLOPENTA[C]PYRAN-3(1)-ONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-AL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 9000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 6800.0 | 7110.0 | 0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HYDROJUGLONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Pericarp | 1.8 | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.27 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | not available | 455.0 | 1.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Pericarp | 5.4 | 45.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 28.0 | 73.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 12000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 9780.0 | 10225.0 | -0.03 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| JUGLONE | 16 | Fruit | not available | 3350.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JUGLONE | 16 | Hull Husk | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JUGLONE | 16 | Leaf | 100.0 | 1850.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JUGLONE | 16 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JUGLONE | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JUGLONE | 16 | Seed | 790.0 | 1930.0 | 1.00 | 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 * |