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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 11 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidermatophytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiuretic | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Manganese) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |