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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEACIN | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 75500.0 | 92000.0 | -1.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 12710.0 | 13075.0 | -0.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -0.97 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | 5.0 | 6.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 3510.0 | 3610.0 | -1.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 110370.0 | 113525.0 | 0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | not available | 50.0 | -0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 23560.0 | 27810.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.62 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 2630.0 | 2705.0 | -1.22 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 3370.0 | 3465.0 | -0.99 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 3210.0 | 3300.0 | -1.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 28800.0 | 31000.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | 17.0 | 18.0 | -0.77 | 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 * |