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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-XYLOSE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DIOLEOLINOLEIN | 0 | 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. |
| EMULSIN | 0 | 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. |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 5000.0 | 18000.0 | -0.32 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUROPIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 1.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 350000.0 | 621000.0 | 1.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 18000.0 | 32000.0 | -0.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 1.3 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -0.66 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FOLIC-ACID | 23 | Seed | not available | 0.5 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 500.0 | 523.0 | -0.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Seed | not available | 5.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 59340.0 | 62070.0 | 0.86 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 12360.0 | 12929.0 | 0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GOLD | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HAFNIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Skin) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 5 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitussive | 2 | Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators) |
| Antiulcer | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 7 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |