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Common Names
Almond
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoprotective | 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. |
| Cytotoxic | 5 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Demulcent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97. |