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

Plant Sambucus canadensis (Adoxaceae)

Common Names
American Elder, Elderberry, American Elderberry, Sweet Elder
How this plant is used
Food

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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
ALANINE 3 Fruit 300.0 1485.0 -0.87 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE 5 Leaf *
ALPHA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE 5 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 1206.0 1920.0 -0.47 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ARGININE 14 Fruit 470.0 2326.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 360.0 1782.0 -0.17 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Fruit 6150.0 32918.0 -0.61 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 580.0 2871.0 -0.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BALANOPHORIN 0 Leaf *
BALDRIANIC-ACID 0 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE 3 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 4.0 18.0 -0.12 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 380.0 1881.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CAMPESTEROL 2 Leaf *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 184000.0 910800.0 0.68 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CHRYSANTHEMIN 0 Fruit *
CYANIDIN-3,5-DI-O-BETA-D-DIGLUCOSIDE-P-COUMARATE 0 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Allelochemic 2 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (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).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *