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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 8 | 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 |