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Plant Pinus cembroides (Pinaceae)

Common Names
Mexican Pinyon
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 10.0 -0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Seed 29000.0 30000.0 -0.54 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.1 0.2 -0.42 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CALCIUM 28 Seed 120.0 145.0 -0.73 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 168000.0 212000.0 -1.24 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FAT 0 Seed 605000.0 637000.0 1.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FIBER 15 Seed 11000.0 27000.0 -0.85 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IRON 6 Seed 45.0 55.0 -0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 6340.0 6580.0 1.35 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NIACIN 39 Seed 45.0 100.0 1.71 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 5150.0 6235.0 0.23 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN 0 Seed 130000.0 159000.0 -0.67 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 2.0 2.5 -0.39 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SALICYLATES 7 Seed 5.0 6.0 -0.31 J. Amer. Diet. Ass. 85{8}:950.
THIAMIN 31 Seed 7.0 12.0 1.29 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
WATER 0 Seed 31000.0 37000.0 -0.73 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 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
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 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
Antiaggregant 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.