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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 20.0 | 0.32 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 2426.0 | 2962.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-OXALATE | 4 | 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. |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | 50.0 | -0.52 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATE | 0 | Seed | 129000.0 | 243000.0 | -1.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 204000.0 | 213284.0 | -1.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CESIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 28.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Seed | 0.1 | 1.7 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITROSTADIENOL | 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. |
| COBALT | 2 | Seed | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 1.0 | 11.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRESOL | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | 3580.0 | 3745.0 | 0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| D-GALACTOSE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiielus? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfarctal | 1 | Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp. |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinsulinogenic | 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 |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |