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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Prunus dulcis (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Almond
How this plant is used
Food

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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
HCN 9 Seed 120.0 70000.0 2.64 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 5580.0 5837.0 -0.08 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
I-DECANOL 0 Flower *
IODINE 12 Seed 0.1 0.2 -0.26 *
IRON 6 Seed 35.0 60.0 -0.42 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 8660.0 9058.0 -0.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KAEMPFEROL 75 Plant *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 5890.0 6161.0 1.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
L-ARABINOSE 0 Gum *
LANTHANUM 0 Seed 0.0 -0.17 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed 50.0 52.0 -0.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEAD 0 Seed 0.1 0.4 -0.59 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 15520.0 16234.0 -0.08 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 59500.0 136400.0 0.25 *
LUTETIUM 0 Seed 0.0 0.07 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 6660.0 6966.0 -0.70 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 2297.0 3126.0 0.07 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MANGANESE 14 Seed 14.0 32.0 -0.27 *
MERCURY 1 Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.12 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Seed 0.3 -0.80 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Acaricide 2 *
Acarifuge 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 *
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 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 8 *
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 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 9 *
Androgenic 2 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).