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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
(-)-QUEBRACHITOL 0 Fruit *
1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Plant *
1-ISOBUTYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Root Bark 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 *
ASH 0 Seed 24000.0 -0.72 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit 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 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CALLIGONINE 1 Bark *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiophidic 1 *
Antiophthalmic 1 *
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 1 *
Antiosteotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antioxidant 15 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 3 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontal 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 3 *
Antiperiodontitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 *
Antipermeability 1 *
Antiperoxidant 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiperoxynitrite 1 *
AntiPGE2 1 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).