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
CYANIDIN-3-O-(6-O-CIS-P-COUMAROYL-2-O-BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE-5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	70.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-O-(6-O-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL-2-O-BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	80.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-XYLOGLUCOSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-XYLOGLUCOSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE-P-COUMARATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIN	5	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Fruit	150.0	742.0	-0.30	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FAT	0	Fruit	5000.0	24750.0	-0.45	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FAT	0	Seed	201000.0	320000.0	0.29	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	70000.0	346000.0	1.93	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Fruit	960.0	4752.0	-0.66	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLYCINE	12	Fruit	360.0	1782.0	-0.71	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HISTIDINE	7	Fruit	150.0	742.0	-0.68	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IRON	6	Plant	16.0	79.0	-0.65	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Fruit	270.0	1336.0	-0.69	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEUCINE	2	Fruit	600.0	2970.0	-0.45	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	106530.0	169600.0	0.54	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Seed	68340.0	108800.0	1.32	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
LYSINE	4	Plant	260.0	1287.0	-1.10	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.