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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 Merck 11th Edition
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 2 Duke, 1992 *