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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
2,3-DIHYDROWOGONIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIHYDROWOGONIN-7-MONO-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEPTANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-MALIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYMETHYLPROLINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ALANINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 440.0 3168.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 1.3 9.4 -0.98 Duke, 1992 *
AMYGDALIN 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTIRRHININ 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 2400.0 3200.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRINOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 70.0 873.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 48000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
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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
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 2 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytoprotective 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 10 Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991.
Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Dentifrice 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Dermatitigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 3 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 18 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DME-Inhibitor 1 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134.
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Binder 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 3 Duke, 1992 *