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Common Names
English Walnut
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,4,5-TRIHYDROXY-NAPTHALENE-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| 1,4,5-TRIOXY-NAPHTHALINE-5-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 24-METHYLENECHOLESTEROL | 0 | Seed | 0.0 | 3.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,3'-BISJUGLONE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed | 0.0 | 135.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 4500.0 | 15000.0 | 0.65 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 8000.0 | 13000.0 | 0.76 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 0.0 | 52.0 | -0.31 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 12000.0 | 21000.0 | -0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 14750.0 | 15310.0 | -0.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| AVICULARIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.37 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Leaf | 12.0 | 30.0 | -0.53 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| BETA-HYDROPLUMBAGIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | 310.0 | 1765.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-TOCOPHEROL | 0 | Seed | 0.0 | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULIN | 13 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Addictive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 11 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
| Allelochemic | 5 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 3 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |