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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Quercus alba (Fagaceae)

Common Names
White Oak
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-HYDROXYDAMMAR-24-EN-3-ON 0 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
3-FRIEDELANONE 0 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALUMINUM 5 Bark 5.0 21.0 -0.75 *
ALUMINUM 5 Stem 20.0 1064.0 0.08 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Bark 29.0 127.0 -0.54 *
ASH 0 Bark 31008.0 136000.0 2.00 *
ASH 0 Stem 20000.0 76000.0 0.41 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 18.0 1140.0 0.46 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bark *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BORON 4 Stem 2.0 38.0 0.47 *
CADMIUM 3 Stem 0.0 1.0 -1.13 *
CALCIUM 28 Bark 8436.0 37000.0 1.75 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 4600.0 27360.0 0.93 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Bark 176700.0 775000.0 0.05 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Flower 596200.0 -0.36 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 596200.0 0.29 *
CATECHIN 43 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHROMIUM 24 Bark 0.1 0.3 -0.55 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.1 5.3 -0.03 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiulcer 9 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 *
Antiviral 9 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 5 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Apoptotic 5 *
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 4 Merck 11th Edition
ATPase-Inhibitor 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteristat 2 Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198.
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 *
Beta-Blocker 2 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchodilator 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.