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Plant Quercus rubra (Fagaceae)

Common Names
Northern Red Oak
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 3 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
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiosteoarthritic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiplaque 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial 1 Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
AntiPMS 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 2 Duke, 1992 *