Plant Prunus dulcis (Rosaceae)

Common Names

Almond

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Uricosuric	5	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant	1	Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative	1	Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotrophic	1	Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	11	Duke, 1992 *
Vasomotor-Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor	1	Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	4	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	4	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).