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Common Names
White Oak
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Styptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Teratologic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyrotropic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Toxic | 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 |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |