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Plant Cornus florida (Cornaceae)

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Common name(s)
American Dogwood
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 ASH Seed -- 36000.0 -0.36 *
22 BETULINIC-ACID Bark -- 20000.0 2.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
22 BETULINIC-ACID Bark -- 20000.0 2.00 Pavannasasivam, G., & M.U.S. Sultanbawa. 1974. Betulinic acid in the Dilleniaceae and a review of its natural distribution. Phytochem. 13:2002-2006.
28 CALCIUM Plant -- -- -- *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Seed -- 733000.0 0.83 *
0 FAT Seed 24000.0 494000.0 1.20 *
15 FIBER Seed -- 160000.0 0.20 *
62 GALLIC-ACID Bark -- -- -- *
8 INOSITOL Flower -- -- -- *
75 KAEMPFEROL Flower -- -- -- *
1 N-NONACOSANE Flower -- -- -- *
4 PHOSPHORUS Seed -- 1500.0 -1.02 *
0 PROTEIN Seed 23000.0 390000.0 1.39 *
176 QUERCETIN Flower -- -- -- *
0 RESIN Bark -- -- -- *
0 SCYLLITOL Flower -- -- -- *
35 TANNIN Bark -- 30000.0 -0.97 *
89 URSOLIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
7 VERBENALIN Bark -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.