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Plant Prunus cerasus (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Sour Cherry
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
ASPARAGINE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Fruit not available 3.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ALANINE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.0 6.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Fruit 1.0 80.0 0.81 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 140.0 1954.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 103000.0 876960.0 0.50 Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENOIDS 0 Fruit 1.0 10.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
CERASIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CERASIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CERASINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN 60 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 57 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Analgesic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadenovirus 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiaflatoxin 5 Duke, 1992 *