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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
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 2 *
Antimelanomic 2 *
Antimenopausal 1 *
Antimetastatic 1 *
Antimigraine 1 Martindale's 29th
Antimitotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiMS 1 *
Antimutagenic 8 *
Antimyocarditic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antimyoclonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antineoplastic 1 *
Antinephritic 1 *
Antineuramidase 1 *
Antineuritic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antineuropathic 1 *
Antinitrosaminic 6 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 1 *
Antiobesity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.