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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
BROMINE 0 Seed not available 20.0 0.32 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
CADMIUM 3 Seed 0.0 0.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 2426.0 2962.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 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.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed not available 50.0 -0.52 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
CAPROIC-ACID 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATE 0 Seed 129000.0 243000.0 -1.16 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 204000.0 213284.0 -1.23 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CESIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Seed not available 28.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed 0.1 1.7 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
CITROSTADIENOL 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.
COBALT 2 Seed 0.1 0.2 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 1.0 11.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
CRESOL 5 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 3580.0 3745.0 0.41 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
D-GALACTOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 4 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 14 Duke, 1992 *