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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (R)-AMYGDALIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (R)-PRUNASIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYURS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | 35.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | Leaf | not available | 1.7 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Leaf | 14.0 | 1440.0 | 0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Stem | 0.0 | 540.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYGDALIN | 8 | Stem Bark | 31600.0 | 41200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 29000.0 | 96000.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Stem | 1900.0 | 54000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 960.0 | 1.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Stem | 6.0 | 810.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSE-1-BENZOATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 813.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-GLYCOSIDASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | 2.0 | 48.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Stem | 0.0 | 54.0 | 1.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 4060.0 | 32640.0 | 0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Copper-Chelator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyanogenic | 2 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | 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 | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 6 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| 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-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |