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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tumorigenic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 1 | 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. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasomotor-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |