Plant Nyssa sylvatica (Cornaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Black Gum; Black Tupelo

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ALUMINUM	5	Leaf	25.0	2730.0	2.15	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Stem	22.0	660.0	-0.33	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	25000.0	91000.0	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Stem	15000.0	44000.0	-0.93	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Leaf	1.0	910.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Stem	5.0	880.0	0.02	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Leaf	2.0	136.0	2.04	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Stem	1.0	31.0	-0.03	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	1950.0	22750.0	0.29	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Stem	2850.0	14520.0	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Leaf	0.0	6.4	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Stem	0.0	4.4	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Leaf	0.0	910.0	5.11	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Stem	0.0	66.0	2.20	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Leaf	1.3	182.0	4.25	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Stem	0.3	31.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
GALLIUM	0	Stem	0.0	4.4	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	8.0	1820.0	3.69	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Stem	33.0	440.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
LEAD	0	Leaf	0.2	182.0	3.42	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitinnitic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitumor (Esophagus)?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiulcer	1	Martindale's 28th
Antivaginitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Astringent	2	Duke, 1992 *
ATPase-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Beta-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Candidicide	1	Martindale's 28th
Cardiomyopathogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective	4	Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant	1	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *