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Plant Quercus alba (Fagaceae)

Common Names
White Oak
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
2-HYDROXYDAMMAR-24-EN-3-ON 0 Bark not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
3-FRIEDELANONE 0 Bark not available not available not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Stem 20.0 1064.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Bark 29.0 127.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Bark 31008.0 136000.0 2.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Stem 20000.0 76000.0 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 18.0 1140.0 0.46 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bark not available not available not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Stem 0.0 1.0 -1.13 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Bark 8436.0 37000.0 1.75 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 4600.0 27360.0 0.93 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Bark 176700.0 775000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Flower not available 596200.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed not available 596200.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN 43 Bark not available not available not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.1 5.3 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Goitrogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Gram(+)icide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gram(-)icide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat 5 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatomagenic 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Hepatoprotective 6 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 253.
Hepatotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
HIV-RT-Inhibitor 1 Nakane, H., Fukushima, M., and Ono*, K. Differential Inhibition Of Reverse Transcriptase And Various DNA Polymerases By Digallic Acid And Its Derivatives. Journal of Natural Products, 53(5): 1234-1240, 1990.
Hypertensive 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 11 Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991.
Hypoglycemic 9 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 9 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotriglyceridemic 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
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 7 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).