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Pecan
Carya illinoensis
Pecan
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico(Kickapoo), Mexico, PT
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Blood, Hepatitis, Leucorrhea, Astringent
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ANTIMONY, ARACHIDIC-ACID, ASCORBIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Juglandaceae
Scientific name: Carya illinoensis
Common names: Pecan
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico(Kickapoo), Mexico, PT.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Blood
- Hepatitis
- Leucorrhea
- Astringent
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico(Kickapoo)
- Mexico
- PT
Documented cultural uses
- Blood
- Hepatitis
- Leucorrhea
- Astringent
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Blood · Mexico(Kickapoo) · "
- Hepatitis · Mexico(Kickapoo) · "
- Leucorrhea · Mexico · "
- Astringent · Mexico · "
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
- Comprehensive effects of N, P, K, and Zn formulated fertilization on growth, physiology, and seedling quality of <i>Carya illinoensis</i>. · 2026 source ↗
- Physiological mechanisms of Carya illinoensis tolerance to manganese stress. · 2024 source ↗
- Integrated transcriptomic and lipidomic analysis provides key insights into lipid content changes during pecan (Carya illinoensis) fruit development. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ANTIMONY
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- AZALEATIN
- AZALEATIN-3-RUTINOSIDE
- BORON
- CADMIUM
- CALCIUM
- CAPROLIC-ACID
- CARYATIN
- CARYATIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- CESIUM
- COBALT
- 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID
- EUROPIUM
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- FAT
- GOLD
- HAFNIUM
- M-INOSITOL
- IODINE
- LEAD
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MANGANESE
- MOLYBDENUM
- NICKEL
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHLOROGLUCIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PROTEIN
- QUERCETIN-3,5-DIMETHYLETHER
- QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUBIDIUM
- SCANDIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- SULFUR
- TANTALUM
- THORIUM
- TITANIUM
- VANADIUM
- VIT-B-6
- WATER
- LAURIC-ACID
- LUTETIUM
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- ARSENIC
- AZALEATIN-3-ARABINOSIDE
- BROMINE
- CHLORINE
- COPPER
- FIBER
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- MAGNESIUM
- NIACIN
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- POTASSIUM
- QUERCETIN-5-METHYLETHER
- SELENIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- TUNGSTEN
- YTTERBIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- BARIUM
- CHROMIUM
- FLUORINE
- LANTHANUM
- MERCURY
- SAMARIUM
- STRONTIUM
- TIN
- ZINC
- ASH
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CATECHIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
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
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