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Plant Elaeagnus angustifolia (Elaeagnaceae)

Common Names
Russian Olive; Silver Berry
How this plant is used
Food
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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
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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiplasmodial 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiproliferant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostanoid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipsoriac 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipyretic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiradicular 8 Planta Medica, 56(6): 695, 1990.
AntiRaynaud's 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretardation 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiretinopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiretinotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisarcomic 1 Duke, 1992 *