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
D-XYLOSE	0	Gum	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DAUCOSTEROL	5	Seed	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DIOLEOLINOLEIN	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.
EMULSIN	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.
EO	0	Seed	5000.0	18000.0	-0.32	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EUGENOL	76	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUROPIUM	0	Seed	not available	0.1	1.47	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	350000.0	621000.0	1.87	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	18000.0	32000.0	-0.81	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FLUORINE	0	Seed	not available	1.3	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN	15	Seed	not available	1.0	-0.66	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FOLIC-ACID	23	Seed	not available	0.5	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID	0	Seed	500.0	523.0	-0.65	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL	14	Seed	not available	5.0	-0.72	Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL	35	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Seed	59340.0	62070.0	0.86	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCINE	12	Seed	12360.0	12929.0	0.29	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GOLD	3	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
HAFNIUM	0	Seed	not available	0.0	-1.25	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).