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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
Antinephritic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 4 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosating 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.