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
(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 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Lipotropic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	6	Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Litholytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lyase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator	1	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Miotic	1	Martindale's 29th
MMP-9-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant	1	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic	1	Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Musculotropic	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Myocontractant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	3	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.