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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | 20000.0 | 40000.0 | -0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Seed | 339020.0 | 354615.0 | 1.77 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 2980.0 | 3117.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 26.0 | 63.0 | 0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NICKEL | 3 | Seed | 1.2 | 1.6 | -0.60 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Seed | 3700.0 | 4315.0 | -1.64 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 231000.0 | 478170.0 | 2.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | 4073.0 | 0.16 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 19950.0 | 48980.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 3040.0 | 3180.0 | -0.22 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Seed | 4.0 | 5.0 | -1.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | 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. |
| PHENETHYLAMINE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLACETIC-ACID | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 11130.0 | 11642.0 | 0.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 4420.0 | 8735.0 | 0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 12800.0 | 13640.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | 3624.0 | -1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchosedative | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 31 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |