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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antimaculitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimastitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimorphinic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiMS | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |