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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Elaeagnus angustifolia (Elaeagnaceae)

Common Names
Russian Olive; Silver Berry
How this plant is used
Food
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 235.0 -0.56 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.
TETRAHYDROHARMAN 0 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TETRAHYDROHARMAN 0 Plant *
TETRAHYDROHARMOL 0 Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TOCOPHEROL 93 Fruit 1.0 20.0 -0.54 *
TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Flower Essent. Oil 788800.0 Li, Z. L., Chen, N., Xue, D. Y., Li, H. Q., Chen, Y. Z. 1989. Chemical Constituents of the Volatile Oil of Fresh Flowers of Elaeagnus angultifolia L. Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao 10 8: 804-808. Anal Test Cent Lanzhou Univ Lanzhou China.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihypertensive 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antihyperthyroid 3 *
Antiimplantation 1 *
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 13 *
Antiischemic 2 *
AntiLegionella 2 *
Antileishmanic 1 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 9 *
Antileukotriene 5 *
Antilipoperoxidant 3 *
Antilithic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 *
AntiLyme 1 *
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 *
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 *