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Common Names
Northern Red Oak
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,6-DIMETHOXYBENZOQUINONE | 5 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Seed | not available | 8.2 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Stem | 30.0 | 660.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTIMONY | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | 1.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Stem | 20000.0 | 66000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Stem | 10.0 | 660.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Seed | not available | 18.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Stem | 3.0 | 66.0 | 2.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BROMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 1.6 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | not available | 947.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Stem | 5200.0 | 23760.0 | 0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHIN | 43 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 49.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Seed | not available | 0.9 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Stem | 0.1 | 3.3 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.2 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Stem | 0.0 | 3.3 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardioprotective? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| COMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 3 | 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 359. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |