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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 6 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Pesticide | 25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pigment | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PKC-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Preservative | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |