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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 162000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 410000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 1.6 | 0.07 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 5480.0 | 5730.0 | 0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Seed | 172.0 | 180.0 | -0.58 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | 13000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 52130.0 | 54505.0 | 0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 12030.0 | 12580.0 | 0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GOLD | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.54 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| GUM | 0 | Pericarp | 9600.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HAFNIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 0.62 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| HENEICOSANOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPT-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 7000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 62000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vesicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |