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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Quercus phellos (Fagaceae)

Common Names
Willow 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
ALUMINUM 5 Stem 14.0 420.0 -0.57 *
ASH 0 Stem 14000.0 42000.0 -1.01 *
BARIUM 0 Stem 14.0 210.0 -1.10 *
BORON 4 Stem 1.0 21.0 -0.74 *
CADMIUM 3 Stem 0.0 3.0 0.13 *
CALCIUM 28 Stem 2940.0 14700.0 -0.44 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.0 0.1 -0.75 *
COBALT 2 Stem 0.0 0.5 -0.69 *
COPPER 12 Stem 1.0 29.0 -0.47 *
FLUORINE 0 Stem 0.0 0.1 -0.90 *
IODINE 12 Stem 4.0 6.0 0.77 *
IRON 6 Stem 14.0 294.0 -0.42 *
LEAD 0 Stem 0.4 21.0 -1.06 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Stem 210.0 2940.0 -0.77 *
NICKEL 3 Stem 0.4 12.6 0.67 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Stem 168.0 1512.0 -0.74 *
POTASSIUM 14 Stem 616.0 5880.0 -0.99 *
SELENIUM 60 Stem 0.0 0.3 -0.39 *
SODIUM 1 Stem 4.0 109.0 -0.58 *
STRONTIUM 0 Stem 14.0 126.0 -1.26 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Laxative 2 *
Leptingenic 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
Lithogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Litholytic 1 *
Memorigenic 1 *
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Nephrotoxic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 2 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Pesticide 3 *
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 *
Prooxidant 1 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 *
Protisticide 1 *
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.