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American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
American Chestnut · American chestnut · Amerika kestanesi · Amerikaanse kastaiing · Castanheiro-americano · Castaño americano · Kuzey Amerika Kestanesi · O:nyé’sda’ · amerikai gesztenye · amerikakastanje · amerikanische Kastanie · amerikankastanja · amerikansk kastanj · castagno americano · châtaignier d'Amérique
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US, US(Amerindian)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Sedative, Tonic, Vermifuge
Science studied: ALANINE, ASH, ASPARTIC-ACID, CALCIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fagaceae
Scientific name: Castanea dentata
Common names: American Chestnut, American chestnut, Amerika kestanesi, Amerikaanse kastaiing, Castanheiro-americano, Castaño americano, Kuzey Amerika Kestanesi, O:nyé’sda’, amerikai gesztenye, amerikakastanje, amerikanische Kastanie, amerikankastanja, amerikansk kastanj, castagno americano, châtaignier d'Amérique
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, US, US(Amerindian).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Sedative
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Dysentery
- Pertussis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- US
- US(Amerindian)
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Sedative
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Dysentery
- Pertussis
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- ASH
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- COPPER
- FAT
- FIBER
- GLYCINE
- HISTIDINE
- IRON
- LEUCINE
- LYSINE
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
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- SERINE
- TANNINS
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- ZINC
- SODIUM
- VALINE
- ARGININE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- ISOLEUCINE
- METHIONINE
- PROLINE
- THREONINE
- CYSTINE
- PROTEIN
- CARBOHYDRATES
- PHENYLALANINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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