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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Ulmus rubra (Ulmaceae)

Common Names
Slippery Elm, Red Elm
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-HYDROXY-5-ISOPROPYL-6-METHOXY-8-METHYL-3-NAPTHALDEHYDE 0 Wood *
2-HYDROXY-5-ISOPROPYL-8-METHYL-5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO-3-NAPTH... 0 Plant *
5-ISOPROPYL-3,8-DIMETHYL-2-NAPTHOL 0 Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
7-HYDROXYCALAMENAL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
7-HYDROXYCALAMENENE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ALPHA-SITOSTEROL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ALUMINUM 5 Bark 3.6 22.0 -0.74 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Bark 0.0 -1.01 *
ASH 0 Bark 12464.0 76000.0 -0.04 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Bark 4.0 25.0 0.78 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CALCIUM 28 Bark 1602.0 9770.0 -0.85 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Bark 134316.0 819000.0 0.43 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHROMIUM 24 Bark 0.2 1.0 -0.49 *
CITROSTADIENOL 1 Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
COBALT 2 Bark 0.3 1.8 -0.50 *
D-GALACTOSE 0 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) Toyomizu, M., Sugiyama, S., Jin, R. L., Nakatsu, T. 1993. Alpha-Glucosidase and Aldose Reductase Inhibitors: Constituents of Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, Nut Shell Liquids. Phytotherapy Research, 7(3): 252-254.
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 5 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 2 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 5 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
AntiAGE 2 (View) 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
Antiaggregant 3 (View) *