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Plant Juglans regia (Juglandaceae)

Common Names
English Walnut
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
NIACIN 39 Seed 6.0 31.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINE 21 Leaf 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.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 36000.0 210300.0 0.75 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf 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.
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Seed 0.5 3.5 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Testa 160.0 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 12000.0 49070.0 0.31 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed 1610.0 1670.0 -0.26 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Seed 3.0 10.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
PEROXIDASE 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.
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 6280.0 6520.0 -0.60 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 2800.0 5100.0 -0.07 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHYTATE 0 Seed 7600.0 9930.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Seed 1080.0 1120.0 -0.34 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PLUMBAGIN 42 Fruit not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 4500.0 6870.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 5530.0 5740.0 -1.10 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN 0 Seed 137000.0 204000.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Seed 391250.0 406070.0 2.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf 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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinephritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineuropathic? 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 6 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosating 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.