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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
HCN 9 Seed 120.0 70000.0 2.64 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 5580.0 5837.0 -0.08 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
I-DECANOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Seed 0.1 0.2 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 35.0 60.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 8660.0 9058.0 -0.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KAEMPFEROL 75 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 5890.0 6161.0 1.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
L-ARABINOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LANTHANUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
LUTETIUM 0 Seed not available 0.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Seed not available 0.3 -0.80 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 12 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antiaging 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 4 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.