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Plant Elaeagnus angustifolia (Elaeagnaceae)

Common Names
Russian Olive; Silver Berry
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-QUEBRACHITOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-ISOBUTYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Hetherington, M and Steck, W. 1997. Natural chemicals from northern prairie plants - the phytochemical contents of one thousand North American species. 277 pp. Ag-West Biotech, Inc. Saskatoon, Canada. Fytokem Products, Saskatoon.
10-HYDROXY-TRIDECAF-6,8-DIENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Goncharova, N., Plugar, V. N., Rashkes, Y. V., Isamukhamedov, A. S., Glushenkova, A. I. 1990. Oxygenated Fatty Acids of the Seeds of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem. Nat. Comp. 30 6: 661-665. Inst Chem Plant Subst Acad Sci Uzbek Ssr Tashkent Uzbek USSR.
12,13-EPOXY-OCTADEC-9-ENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Goncharova, N., Plugar, V. N., Rashkes, Y. V., Isamukhamedov, A. S., Glushenkova, A. I. 1990. Oxygenated Fatty Acids of the Seeds of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem. Nat. Comp. 30 6: 661-665. Inst Chem Plant Subst Acad Sci Uzbek Ssr Tashkent Uzbek USSR.
12-HYDROXY-OCTADECA-8-DIENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Goncharova, N., Plugar, V. N., Rashkes, Y. V., Isamukhamedov, A. S., Glushenkova, A. I. 1990. Oxygenated Fatty Acids of the Seeds of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem. Nat. Comp. 30 6: 661-665. Inst Chem Plant Subst Acad Sci Uzbek Ssr Tashkent Uzbek USSR.
12-HYDROXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Goncharova, N., Plugar, V. N., Rashkes, Y. V., Isamukhamedov, A. S., Glushenkova, A. I. 1990. Oxygenated Fatty Acids of the Seeds of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem. Nat. Comp. 30 6: 661-665. Inst Chem Plant Subst Acad Sci Uzbek Ssr Tashkent Uzbek USSR.
15,16-EPOXY-OCTADECA-9,12-DIENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Goncharova, N., Plugar, V. N., Rashkes, Y. V., Isamukhamedov, A. S., Glushenkova, A. I. 1990. Oxygenated Fatty Acids of the Seeds of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem. Nat. Comp. 30 6: 661-665. Inst Chem Plant Subst Acad Sci Uzbek Ssr Tashkent Uzbek USSR.
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf not available 311.0 0.09 Moore, B. D., Isidoro, E., Seemann, J. R. 1993. Distribution of 2-Carboxyarabinitol Among Plants. Phytochemistry 34 3: 703-707. Dept. Biochem. Univ. Nevada Reno 89557, USA.
2-METHYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Bark not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
3-O-(GLUCO-GALACTO)-FERULOYL-ISORHAMNETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Hetherington, M and Steck, W. 1997. Natural chemicals from northern prairie plants - the phytochemical contents of one thousand North American species. 277 pp. Ag-West Biotech, Inc. Saskatoon, Canada. Fytokem Products, Saskatoon.
7-O-COUMAROYLKAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Hetherington, M and Steck, W. 1997. Natural chemicals from northern prairie plants - the phytochemical contents of one thousand North American species. 277 pp. Ag-West Biotech, Inc. Saskatoon, Canada. Fytokem Products, Saskatoon.
9,10-EPOXY-OCTADEC-12-ENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Goncharova, N., Plugar, V. N., Rashkes, Y. V., Isamukhamedov, A. S., Glushenkova, A. I. 1990. Oxygenated Fatty Acids of the Seeds of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem. Nat. Comp. 30 6: 661-665. Inst Chem Plant Subst Acad Sci Uzbek Ssr Tashkent Uzbek USSR.
9-HYDROXY-HEXADEC-10-ENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Goncharova, N., Plugar, V. N., Rashkes, Y. V., Isamukhamedov, A. S., Glushenkova, A. I. 1990. Oxygenated Fatty Acids of the Seeds of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem. Nat. Comp. 30 6: 661-665. Inst Chem Plant Subst Acad Sci Uzbek Ssr Tashkent Uzbek USSR.
ALKALOIDS 0 Bark not available 2000.0 -0.87 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 40.0 500.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 24000.0 -0.72 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit not available not available not available Kusova, R. D., Kazakov, A. L., Luk'yanchikov, M. S. 1988. Phenolic Compounds From Fruit of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem. Nat. Comp. 24 3: 392-393. Pyatigorsk Farm Inst Pyatigorsk USSR.
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CALLIGONINE 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 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.
Allelopathic 2 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaflatoxin 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 8 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.