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Common Names
Black Cherry; Wild Cherry
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
serotina
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM | 28 | Stem | 323.0 | 18360.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Leaf | not available | 356.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.0 | 2.9 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Stem | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Stem | 0.0 | 5.4 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | 0.8 | 29.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Stem | 1.3 | 378.0 | 2.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMULSIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| EO | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 2000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUDESMIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Bark | 500.0 | 3400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HCN | 9 | Leaf | not available | 2500.0 | 0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROCYANIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 20.0 | 1440.0 | 2.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Stem | 0.2 | 810.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LANTHANUM | 0 | Leaf | 0.8 | 19.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LANTHANUM | 0 | Stem | 0.1 | 16.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiaflatoxin | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiaging | 3 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergenic | 1 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antianemic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarrhythmic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |