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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rodenticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 2 | 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 |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sodium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Styptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sunscreen | 1 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 3 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 2 | Constantinou, A., Mehta, R., Runyan, C., Rao, K., Vaughan, A., Moon, R. 1995. Flavonoids as DNA Topoisomerase Antagonists and Poisons: Structure-Activity Relationships. J Natural Products, 58: 217-225. |
| Toxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |