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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Xu, L. N., Yu, W. G., Tian, J. Y., Liu, Q. Y. 1990. Effect of Sodium Ferulate on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 25(6): 412-416. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 | Ahn, D., Putt, D., Kresty, L., Stoner, G. D., Fromm, D., Hollenberg, P. F. 1996. The Effects of Dietary Ellagic Acid on Rat Hepatic and Esophageal Mucosal Cytochromes P450 and Phase II Enzymes. Carcinogenesis, 17(4): 821-828. |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 11 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermicide | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Sprout-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication. |
| Sternutatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Styptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Succinic-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |