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Plant Prunus dulcis (Rosaceae)

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).