Plant Sambucus canadensis (Adoxaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder

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
METHIONINE	15	Fruit	140.0	693.0	-0.33	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MORRONISIDE	0	Shoot	500.0	1000.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE	3	Seed	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
N-NONACOSANE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Fruit	5.0	25.0	-0.48	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
OLEANOLIC-ACID	64	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed	8040.0	12800.0	-0.87	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Seed	11658.0	18560.0	-0.32	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PANTOTHENIC-ACID	11	Fruit	1.0	7.0	-0.71	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHENYLALANINE	7	Fruit	400.0	1980.0	-0.47	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS	4	Fruit	369.0	2036.0	-0.36	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM	14	Fruit	2699.0	14356.0	-0.32	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROLINE	0	Fruit	250.0	1238.0	-0.76	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN	0	Fruit	6180.0	24750.0	-1.14	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN	0	Seed	not available	106000.0	-1.14	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
QUERCETIN	176	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Fruit	1.0	3.0	-0.43	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RUBBER	0	Plant	not available	12700.0	1.37	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	Flower	7700.0	52000.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
AntiPGE2	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphenylketonuric	2	Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
Antipoliomyelitic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiprogestational	1	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiproliferant	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostanoid	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic	5	Duke, 1992 *