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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 10210.0 | 10680.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Sprout Seedling | 30.0 | 33.0 | -1.16 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 16.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | 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. |
| SUGAR | 0 | Seed | 50000.0 | 100000.0 | 0.28 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SULFUR | 14 | Seed | not available | 3420.0 | 0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANTALUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 2.2 | 2.6 | -0.95 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THORIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 7390.0 | 7730.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TIN | 4 | Seed | not available | 0.7 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 3.5 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIOLEIN | 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. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 3580.0 | 3745.0 | 0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TUNGSTEN | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 7050.0 | 7374.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 10280.0 | 10752.0 | -0.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANADIUM | 16 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | -1.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| YTTERBIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |