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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCN | 9 | Seed | 120.0 | 70000.0 | 2.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 5580.0 | 5837.0 | -0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| I-DECANOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 35.0 | 60.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 8660.0 | 9058.0 | -0.18 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 5890.0 | 6161.0 | 1.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| L-ARABINOSE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LANTHANUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | 50.0 | 52.0 | -0.51 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEAD | 0 | Seed | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 15520.0 | 16234.0 | -0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 59500.0 | 136400.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTETIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 6660.0 | 6966.0 | -0.70 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 2297.0 | 3126.0 | 0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 14.0 | 32.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.3 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Nephrotoxic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pancreatoxic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Paralytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |