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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
CESIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Seed not available 408.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed not available 0.6 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Seed not available 0.2 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 11.0 33.0 1.65 Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-O-BETA-GALACTOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 5130.0 5336.0 1.52 Duke, 1992 *
EUROPIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 1.47 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 470370.0 567000.0 1.59 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 18800.0 20000.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Seed not available 3.8 2.64 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Seed not available 0.6 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID 0 Seed 2200.0 2289.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 49160.0 51139.0 0.40 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 10950.0 11391.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
GOLD 3 Seed not available 0.0 0.90 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 5360.0 5576.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Seed not available 51.0 4.47 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 46.0 137.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 9750.0 10143.0 -0.04 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).