Plant Pistacia vera (Anacardiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Pistachio

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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
LANTHANUM	0	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
LEAD	0	Seed	not available	0.8	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Seed	16770.0	17445.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	70220.0	110880.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *
LUTETIUM	0	Seed	not available	0.0	0.07	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Seed	12780.0	13295.0	0.16	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	949.0	1644.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Seed	3.2	3.4	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY	1	Seed	not available	0.1	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Seed	3810.0	3963.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Seed	326680.0	339831.0	1.67	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Seed	282.0	468.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Seed	11.0	15.0	-0.83	Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL	3	Seed	not available	1.1	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed	319760.0	389760.0	2.22	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed	38540.0	55643.0	0.45	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID	2	Seed	2860.0	2975.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN	24	Seed	not available	35300.0	0.12	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Seed	11840.0	12317.0	0.09	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Seed	4300.0	5280.0	-0.02	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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).