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Brazilnut
Bertholletia excelsa
Brazilnut · Brazilnut-Tree · Creamnut · Paranut · Almendro · Amendoeira-da-américa · Brasil de Ipak · Brazil nut · Brazil-nut · Brazil-nut Tree · Braziliaansche noot · Brazilnut-tree · Castanha · Castanha Para · Castanha-mansa · Castanha-verdadeira · Castanheira-do-Pará · Castanheiro · Castaña
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Venezuela, BR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Repellant(Insect)
Science studied: ALANINE, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, BROMINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lecythidaceae
Scientific name: Bertholletia excelsa
Common names: Brazilnut, Brazilnut-Tree, Creamnut, Paranut, Almendro, Amendoeira-da-américa, Brasil de Ipak, Brazil nut, Brazil-nut, Brazil-nut Tree, Braziliaansche noot, Brazilnut-tree, Castanha, Castanha Para, Castanha-mansa, Castanha-verdadeira, Castanheira-do-Pará, Castanheiro, Castaña
History
The source record documents this plant in Venezuela, BR.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Repellant(Insect)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Venezuela
- BR
Documented cultural uses
- Repellant(Insect)
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Maternal consumption of Bertholletia excelsa oil modulates reflex maturation and memory in rat offspring. · 2026 source ↗
- Changes in stomatal density and leaf area per mass induced by sunlight acclimation in Bertholletia excelsa and Carapa guianensis. · 2026 source ↗
- Quality and application of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) spent biomass from oil extraction for protein isolate production: nutritional, techno-functional properties, and industrial potential · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BROMINE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHLORINE
- COBALT
- EUROPIUM
- FIBER
- GADOLEIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- IODINE
- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
- LANTHANUM
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- LECITHIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- MERCURY
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROLINE
- PROTEIN
- SAMARIUM
- SELENOPROTEIN
- SERINE
- SILICON
- STRONTIUM
- TIN
- TRYPTOPHAN
- VALINE
- VANADIUM
- VIT-B-6
- ZINC
- ARSENIC
- HISTIDINE
- LUTETIUM
- POTASSIUM
- MUFA
- PUFA
- TOCOPHEROL
- METHIONINE
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- ANTIMONY
- ARGININE
- BARIUM
- CERIUM
- CHROMIUM
- FAT
- FOLACIN
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- KILOCALORIES
- MAGNESIUM
- OLEIC-ACID
- SELENIUM
- SODIUM
- THIAMIN
- TYROSINE
- YTTERBIUM
- CALCIUM
- NICKEL
- WATER
- SFA
- ALUMINUM
- THREONINE
- STEARIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- BORON
- CESIUM
- COPPER
- FLUORINE
- MANGANESE
- SCANDIUM
- TANTALUM
- TUNGSTEN
- CADMIUM
- RIBOFLAVIN
- TITANIUM
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- CYSTINE
- LEUCINE
- ALBUMIN
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- GLOBULIN
- PHYTATE
- SALICYLATES
- 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
- 3-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID
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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