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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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 26 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 2 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 8 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.