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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiCFS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticirrhotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticirrhotic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlaudificant? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticlimacteric | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |