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Common Names
Almond
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 10210.0 | 10680.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Sprout Seedling | 30.0 | 33.0 | -1.16 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 16.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | 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. |
| SUGAR | 0 | Seed | 50000.0 | 100000.0 | 0.28 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SULFUR | 14 | Seed | not available | 3420.0 | 0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANTALUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 2.2 | 2.6 | -0.95 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THORIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 7390.0 | 7730.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TIN | 4 | Seed | not available | 0.7 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 3.5 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIOLEIN | 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. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 3580.0 | 3745.0 | 0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TUNGSTEN | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 7050.0 | 7374.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 10280.0 | 10752.0 | -0.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANADIUM | 16 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -1.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| YTTERBIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.28 | 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). |