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Common Names
English Walnut
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUERCETIN-3-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | 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. |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.57 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | not available | 3.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 7820.0 | 8115.0 | -0.47 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SEROTONIN | 26 | Embryo | not available | 95.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SEROTONIN | 26 | Seed | not available | 304.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 55860.0 | 57975.0 | -0.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | 0.1 | 1.6 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Testa | 12.0 | 43.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTANOL | 0 | Seed | 0.0 | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 20.0 | 130.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 2000.0 | 21030.0 | -0.11 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | 0.0 | 11.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Seed | not available | 1040.0 | -0.85 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SYRINGALDEHYDE | 4 | Seed | 6.0 | 12.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGALDEHYDE | 4 | Testa | 200.0 | 325.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 130.0 | 600.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Testa | 6850.0 | 18860.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Bark | 53000.0 | 75100.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Protisticide | 2 | 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. |
| 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. |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| 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. |
| Sedative | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Soap | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | 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. |
| 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. |
| Sudorific | 1 | Fitoterapia No.5-1990. |
| Sunscreen | 4 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |