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Plant Macadamia spp (Proteaceae)

Common Names
Macadamia
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 1680.0 1730.0 -1.17 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IRON 6 Seed 18.0 200.0 0.23 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 2440.0 2510.0 -1.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 6910.0 7220.0 1.85 Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed 715.0 10850.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 4620.0 4750.0 -1.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 10710.0 14725.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 3240.0 3330.0 -1.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 1160.0 1190.0 -0.69 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE 15 Seed 920.0 950.0 -0.87 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MUFA 13 Seed 581710.0 598340.0 3.54 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 4680.0 6200.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 13.0 22.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 391270.0 497550.0 3.11 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 67120.0 71300.0 0.77 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed 113385.0 190650.0 4.28 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 2600.0 2675.0 -1.06 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 1015.0 1750.0 -0.95 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 2640.0 3785.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 3960.0 4075.0 -1.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Monoamine-Precursor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Nematicide 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oxidant 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Percutaneostimulant 2 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide 5 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).