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Common Names
Russian Olive; Silver Berry
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATECHIN | 43 | 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. |
| CATINCIN | 0 | 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. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | 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. |
| DIHYDROHARMAN | 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. |
| DIHYDROHARMAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Nikolaeva, A. G. 1970. Alkaloids of Elaeagnus angustifolia. Chem Nat Comp 6 5: 659-. Zaporozhie Med Inst Kaporozh USSR. |
| ELAEAGNINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | 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. |
| EO | 0 | Flower | not available | 1000.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Isaev, V. 1932. Essential Oils of the Flora of Tadshikistan. Acta Hortii Bot Tadshikistan 1932: 17-. |
| EPICATECHIN | 40 | 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. |
| ETHYL-CINNAMATE | 2 | Flower | not available | 790.0 | 1.00 | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 18000.0 | 263000.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | 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. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | not available | 0.5 | -1.29 | Wheller, C. T., Bond, G. 1970. The Amino Acids of Non-Legume Root Nodules. Phytochemistry 9: 705-708. Dept. Botany Univ. Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland. |
| HARMAN | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Gill, S., Raszeja, W. 1971. Chromatographic Analysis of Harman Derivatives in Some Plant Raw Materials. Gdansk Tow Nauk Rozpr Wydz 1971 8: 137-143. Akad Med Gdansk Poland. |
| HARMAN | 7 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Gill, S., Raszeja, W. 1973. Chromatographic Analysis of Harman Alkaloid Derivatives in Some Plant Raw Materials. Rozpr Wydz 3 Nauk Mat-Przyr Gdansk Tow Nauk 8: 137-. Acad Med Danzig Poland. |
| HARMAN | 7 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARMINE | 23 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Gill, S., Raszeja, W. 1971. Chromatographic Analysis of Harman Derivatives in Some Plant Raw Materials. Gdansk Tow Nauk Rozpr Wydz 1971 8: 137-143. Akad Med Gdansk Poland. |
| HARMINE | 23 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Lutomski, J., Nowicka, B. 1968. Simple Carboline Alkaloids. VI. Comparative Chemical Evaluation of Alkaloid Fractions From Different Sources. Inst. Przem 14 4: 235-238. Poznan Poland. |
| HARMOL | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Gill, S., Raszeja, W. 1973. Chromatographic Analysis of Harman Alkaloid Derivatives in Some Plant Raw Materials. Rozpr Wydz 3 Nauk Mat-Przyr Gdansk Tow Nauk 8: 137-. Acad Med Danzig Poland. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihypertensive | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antihyperthyroid | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiischemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilupus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphocytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimaculitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | 4 | 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. |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiMD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |