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Plant Cornus mas (Cornaceae)

Common Names
Cornelian Cherry, Sorbet
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Flower not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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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Antieczemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antieczemic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiedemic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiedemic) Duke, 1992 *
Antielastase 1 (View Chemicals list for Antielastase) Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiencephalitic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antierythemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antierythemic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiescherichic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiestrogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiexudative 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiexudative) Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 2 (View Chemicals list for Antifeedant) 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.
Antifertility 1 (View Chemicals list for Antifertility) Kumar, P., Dixit*, V.P., and Khanna, P. Antifertility Studies of Kaempferol: Isolation and Identification from Tissue Culture of some Medicinally Important Plant Species. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 23: 193-201, 1989.
Antifibrinolytic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antifibrinolytic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibrosarcomic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antifibrosarcomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiflu) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antigastric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigastric) Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85.
Antigingivitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antigingivitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiglaucomic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antigonadotropic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigonadotropic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigranular 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigranular) Duke, 1992 *
AntiGTF 2 (View Chemicals list for AntiGTF) Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihematuric) Duke, 1992 *