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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
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Flower Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Leaf Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
GALLIC-ACID 62 Flower Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENIC-ACID 0 Leaf Bate-Smith, E. C., Ferguson, I. K., Hutson, K., Jensen, S. R., Nielsen, B. J., Swain, T. 1975. Phytochemical Interrelationships in the Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 3: 79.
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf Bate-Smith, E. C., Ferguson, I. K., Hutson, K., Jensen, S. R., Nielsen, B. J., Swain, T. 1975. Phytochemical Interrelationships in the Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 3: 79.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 687000.0 4.97 Kleiman, R., Spencer, G. F. 1982. Search for New Industrial Oils: 16. Umbelliflorae-Seed Oils Rich in Petroselinic Acid. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc., 59: 29-32.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed Oil Hohn, M. E., Meinschein, W. G. 1976. Seed Oil Fatty Acids: Evolutionary Significance in the Nyssaceae and Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 4: 193-199.
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 15000.0 -0.32 Kleiman, R., Spencer, G. F. 1982. Search for New Industrial Oils: 16. Umbelliflorae-Seed Oils Rich in Petroselinic Acid. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc., 59: 29-32.
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil Hohn, M. E., Meinschein, W. G. 1976. Seed Oil Fatty Acids: Evolutionary Significance in the Nyssaceae and Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 4: 193-199.
MORRONOSIDE 0 Leaf Bate-Smith, E. C., Ferguson, I. K., Hutson, K., Jensen, S. R., Nielsen, B. J., Swain, T. 1975. Phytochemical Interrelationships in the Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 3: 79.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 160000.0 0.34 Kleiman, R., Spencer, G. F. 1982. Search for New Industrial Oils: 16. Umbelliflorae-Seed Oils Rich in Petroselinic Acid. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc., 59: 29-32.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil Hohn, M. E., Meinschein, W. G. 1976. Seed Oil Fatty Acids: Evolutionary Significance in the Nyssaceae and Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 4: 193-199.
PLAMITIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil Hohn, M. E., Meinschein, W. G. 1976. Seed Oil Fatty Acids: Evolutionary Significance in the Nyssaceae and Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 4: 193-199.
PROCYANIDIN 11 Leaf Bate-Smith, E. C., Ferguson, I. K., Hutson, K., Jensen, S. R., Nielsen, B. J., Swain, T. 1975. Phytochemical Interrelationships in the Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 3: 79.
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf Bate-Smith, E. C., Ferguson, I. K., Hutson, K., Jensen, S. R., Nielsen, B. J., Swain, T. 1975. Phytochemical Interrelationships in the Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 3: 79.
RUTIN 87 Flower Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
RUTIN 87 Leaf Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
SECOLOGANIN 0 Leaf Bate-Smith, E. C., Ferguson, I. K., Hutson, K., Jensen, S. R., Nielsen, B. J., Swain, T. 1975. Phytochemical Interrelationships in the Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 3: 79.
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed Oil Hohn, M. E., Meinschein, W. G. 1976. Seed Oil Fatty Acids: Evolutionary Significance in the Nyssaceae and Cornaceae. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 4: 193-199.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Estrogenic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Estrogenic? 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
FLavor 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Floral-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Fungicide 2 *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 2 *
Gram(+)icide 1 *
Gram(-)icide 1 *
Hemostat 3 *
Hemostatic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hepatomagenic 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Hepatoprotective 7 Mayumi Ito (nee Someya), et al. 1990. Hepatoprotective Compounds from Canarium album and Euphorbia nematocypha. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2201-2203, 1990.
HIV-RT-Inhibitor 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 224.
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Hypocholesterolemic 4 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Hypoglycemic 2 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypotensive 3 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Immunomodulator 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.