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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Cornus mas (Cornaceae)

Common Names
Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Flower Grigorescu, E., Ionescu, A. P. 1976. Isolation of Ursolic Acid from Cornus mas (Cornaceae). Phytochemistry, 15: 1097.
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Shoot Zorina, A. D., Matyukhina, L. G., Ryabinin, A. A. 1966. Triterpenes in Some Plant Species. Chem Nat Comp, 2(4): 291.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialopecic 2 *
Antialzheimeran 2 Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
Antianaphylactic 4 *
Antiandrogenic 2 *
Antiangiogenic 2 *
Antiapoplectic 1 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 *
Antiarthritic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiasthmatic 2 Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962.
Antiatherogenic 1 *
Antiatherosclerotic 2 *
Antibacterial 7 *
Antibiotic 1 *
Antibronchitic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 4 *
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Colon) 2 Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Mouth) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.