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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 5 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplasmodial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |