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Plant Prunus serotina (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Black Cherry; Wild Cherry
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
serotina
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
SCOPOLETIN 44 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILVER 3 Leaf 0.0 0.5 0.74 Duke, 1992 *
SILVER 3 Stem 0.0 0.1 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Leaf 8.0 480.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Stem 0.5 378.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Leaf 0.6 144.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Stem 0.0 38.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
URS-12-EN-28-AL-3-BETA-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
URS-12-EN-28-AL-3-BETA-OL 0 Leaf not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
VANADIUM 16 Leaf 0.1 4.8 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
VANADIUM 16 Stem 0.0 1.6 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
YTTERBIUM 0 Leaf 0.1 0.7 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
YTTERBIUM 0 Stem 0.0 0.3 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
YTTRIUM 0 Leaf 0.1 14.4 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
YTTRIUM 0 Stem 0.0 3.8 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 3.0 192.0 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Stem 0.5 216.0 1.48 Duke, 1992 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Leaf 0.6 6.7 -0.50 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.