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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
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
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiTNF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitubercular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 16 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Duke, 1992 *