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Plant Macadamia spp (Proteaceae)

Common Names
Macadamia
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
ALANINE 3 Seed 3290.0 3385.0 -1.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 17135.0 20925.0 1.39 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ARGININE 14 Seed 8990.0 9250.0 -0.65 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed not available 0.0 -0.34 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Seed 12400.0 17000.0 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 8270.0 8500.0 -1.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed 2140.0 5425.0 -0.17 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed not available 0.0 -0.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CALCIUM 28 Seed 355.0 1075.0 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 137300.0 159000.0 -1.45 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 2.0 3.0 -1.07 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CYANIDIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 960.0 985.0 -1.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
DHURRIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EICOSENOIC-ACID 0 Seed 15000.0 24025.0 0.63 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Seed 714000.0 775000.0 2.68 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 25000.0 67150.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed 10470.0 10770.0 0.89 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 17820.0 18330.0 -0.99 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCINE 12 Seed 3710.0 3815.0 -1.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allelochemic 1 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.
Allergenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *