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
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Seed	1080.0	1123.0	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Seed	8639.0	11493.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Seed	9470.0	9851.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	189000.0	222102.0	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
PUFA	4	Seed	73160.0	76105.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM	0	Seed	not available	10.0	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
SAMARIUM	0	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.85	Duke, 1992 *
SCANDIUM	0	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.19	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Seed	not available	0.1	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Seed	13510.0	14054.0	0.67	Duke, 1992 *
SFA	0	Seed	61270.0	63737.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID	14	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Seed	not available	1450.0	1.12	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Seed	54.0	538.0	0.14	Duke, 1992 *
SQUALENE	10	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Seed	6280.0	8960.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL	12	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM	0	Seed	not available	10.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-ACID	7	Seed	not available	not available	not available	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).