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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 |
|---|---|---|
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Natriuretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 6 | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |