Plant Prunus dulcis (Rosaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Almond

How this plant is used

Food

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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
1-DECANOL	1	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALANINE	3	Seed	9430.0	9864.0	-0.06	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALDOBIOURONIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Seed	3740.0	3912.0	-0.25	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Seed	150.0	275.0	0.14	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Seed	3.0	10.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
AMYGDALIN	8	Seed	2000.0	85000.0	1.42	Duke, 1992 *
ANTIMONY	0	Seed	not available	0.1	-0.17	Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOGALACTANS	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Seed	24950.0	26098.0	0.06	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARSENIC	2	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.62	Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Seed	0.0	13.0	-0.33	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH	0	Seed	21000.0	33022.0	-0.45	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Seed	23490.0	24571.0	0.18	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BARIUM	0	Seed	not available	2.6	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE	24	Seed	not available	8200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Seed	0.0	0.1	-0.43	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Seed	1220.0	1230.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Seed	8.0	38.0	0.66	Duke, 1992 *

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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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	8	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	2	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic	2	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	9	Duke, 1992 *
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).