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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIN | 4 | Seed | not available | 1.7 | -0.41 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.9 | -0.55 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 3220.0 | 3365.0 | 0.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TUNGSTEN | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 0.01 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 7490.0 | 7830.0 | 0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| URANIUM | 1 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | 1.41 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 12860.0 | 13445.0 | 0.18 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANADIUM | 16 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.56 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 876000.0 | 0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 880000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 31000.0 | 43600.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| YTTERBIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.28 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| ZINC | 77 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Hull Husk | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | not available | 46.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |