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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antisclerodermic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antisenility 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 8 Martindale's 28th
Antiserotonin 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisickling 1 Martindale's 28th
Antispasmodic 8 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 73.
Antistaphylococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antisterility 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antistreptococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisunburn 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 2 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
AntiTGF-beta 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithalassemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 2 Duke, 1992 *