Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Rubus fruticosus (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Blackberry
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-HYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ARBUTIN 15 Leaf *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Leaf *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant *
BORON 4 Fruit 0.1 21.0 -0.38 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit *
HYDROQUINONE 32 Leaf *
INOSITOL 8 Leaf *
LACTIC-ACID 8 Leaf *
MALIC-ACID 15 Leaf *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Fruit *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Leaf *
RUBINIC-ACID 0 Plant *
RUBITIC-ACID 0 Plant *
SITOSTEROL 0 Plant *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Plant *
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Leaf *
TANNIN 35 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acidulant 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) Yoshikawa, M., et al. 1999. Medicinal Flowers. I. Aldose Reductase Inhibitors and Three New Eudesmane-Type Sesquiterpenes, Kikkanols A, B, and C, From the Flowers of Chrysanthemum inducum L. Chem Pharm Bull, 47(3): 340-345.
Allelochemic 3 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Analgesic 5 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 2 (View) Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Antiaging 1 (View) *
Antiallergic 2 (View) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antialopecic 1 (View) *
Antialzheimeran 2 (View) Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
Antiarrhythmic 2 (View) *
Antiarthritic 2 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.