Plant Prunus serotina (Rosaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Black Cherry; Wild Cherry

How this plant is used

Food

Subspecies

serotina

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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
LAUROCERASIN	0	Stem Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LEAD	0	Leaf	0.3	67.0	0.84	Duke, 1992 *
LEAD	0	Stem	0.2	108.0	0.83	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOCYANIDINS	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	435.0	9600.0	2.11	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Stem	28.0	5400.0	0.27	Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM	2	Leaf	0.0	1.9	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM	2	Stem	0.0	0.2	-0.73	Duke, 1992 *
NEODYMIUM	0	Leaf	2.0	19.0	-0.15	Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL	3	Leaf	0.0	6.7	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL	3	Stem	0.0	2.7	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID	25	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.
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	261.0	4608.0	-0.07	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Stem	114.0	2592.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	1624.0	26880.0	-0.15	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Stem	80.0	15120.0	-0.02	Duke, 1992 *
PRUNASIN	2	Bark	5000.0	15000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PRUNASIN	2	Leaf	not available	562.0	-0.78	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Stem Bark	not available	not available	not available	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
Antistreptococcic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antistress	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke	2	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
Antisunburn	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X	4	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
Antitachycardic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiTGF-beta	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin	2	Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid	1	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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.
Antitrypanosomic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.