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Plant Pinus edulis (Pinaceae)

Common Names
Pinyon Pine
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
8,9-ISOPIMARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ALANINE 3 Seed 6050.0 6430.0 -0.79 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARGININE 14 Seed 22510.0 23920.0 -0.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 20.0 21.0 -0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Seed 22600.0 27000.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 10540.0 11200.0 -1.01 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CALCIUM 28 Seed 59.0 117.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 131700.0 205100.0 -1.27 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 10.0 12.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 2100.0 2230.0 -0.64 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FAT 0 Seed 609000.0 648035.0 2.02 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 11000.0 53100.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed 11640.0 12370.0 1.13 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 19690.0 20925.0 -0.88 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCINE 12 Seed 5890.0 6260.0 -0.68 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HEMICELLULOSE 0 Seed not available 56000.0 1.00 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 2770.0 2945.0 -0.85 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IRON 6 Seed 28.0 37.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 4500.0 4780.0 -0.73 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 5680.0 7140.0 1.79 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
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 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
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 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Duke, 1992 *