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Plant Prunus dulcis (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Almond
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *
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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 *