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
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Seed	1430.0	1490.0	-0.24	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM	14	Seed	4538.0	8560.0	-0.35	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROLINE	0	Seed	12550.0	13127.0	0.35	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN	0	Seed	176000.0	350000.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *
PRUNASIN	2	Seed	not available	50.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PUFA	4	Seed	109570.0	114610.0	0.07	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
QUERCETIN	176	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN	44	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RAFFINOSE	1	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.
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Seed	1.6	9.7	2.37	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RUBIDIUM	0	Seed	5.0	13.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLATES	7	Seed	28.0	30.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
SAMARIUM	0	Seed	not available	0.1	2.79	Duke, 1992 *
SCANDIUM	0	Seed	not available	0.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Seed	0.0	0.1	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Seed	9010.0	9424.0	-0.22	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SFA	0	Seed	49490.0	51765.0	-0.07	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SILICON	4	Seed	not available	960.0	0.35	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Seed	20.0	147.0	-0.48	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STACHYOSE	1	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.

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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).