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Plant Pistacia vera (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Pistachio
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
3,11,13-TRIHYDROXYOLEANANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,10-CYCLO-2,4-MENTHANEDIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,10-CYCLO-2,4-MENTHEN-4-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 9940.0 10340.0 0.04 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 2520.0 2621.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 52.0 54.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed not available 9.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 21860.0 22740.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Seed not available 0.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 24000.0 33000.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 21160.0 22012.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 1.4 1.5 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Seed not available 11.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Seed not available 16.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Seed not available 0.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 1066.0 1464.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 190000.0 258088.0 -1.05 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Allergenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Androgenic 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).
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).