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Common Names
Macadamia
How this plant is used
Food
| 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) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisickling | 2 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antispare-Tire | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistomatitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antistress | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 2 | 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 |
| Antisyndrome-X | 3 | 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 |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitriglyceride | 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 |
| Antitumor | 2 | Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |