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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Prunus dulcis (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Almond
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-DECANOL 1 Flower *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Seed Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALANINE 3 Seed 9430.0 9864.0 -0.06 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALDOBIOURONIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 3740.0 3912.0 -0.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 150.0 275.0 0.14 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 3.0 10.0 -0.35 *
AMYGDALIN 8 Seed 2000.0 85000.0 1.42 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed 0.1 -0.17 *
ARABINOGALACTANS 0 Seed *
ARGININE 14 Seed 24950.0 26098.0 0.06 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.0 -0.62 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 13.0 -0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Seed 21000.0 33022.0 -0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 23490.0 24571.0 0.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BARIUM 0 Seed 2.6 -0.28 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Seed 8200.0 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 0.0 0.1 -0.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed 1220.0 1230.0 -0.16 *
BORON 4 Seed 8.0 38.0 0.66 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticorneotic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 6 (View) *
AntiCrohn's 3 (View) Martindale's 29th
AntiCRP 1 (View) *
AntiCTS 1 (View) *
Anticystitic 1 (View) *
Antidandruff 3 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 (View) *
Antidementia 7 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 11 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 (View) *
Antidermatitic 3 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 11 (View) *
Antidiabetic? 1 (View) Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 (View) Martindale's 29th