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Common Names
American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 300.0 | 1485.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 1206.0 | 1920.0 | -0.47 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 470.0 | 2326.0 | -0.53 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 360.0 | 1782.0 | -0.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 6150.0 | 32918.0 | -0.61 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 580.0 | 2871.0 | -0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BALANOPHORIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BALDRIANIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | 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. |
| BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 4.0 | 18.0 | -0.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 380.0 | 1881.0 | -0.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 184000.0 | 910800.0 | 0.68 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CHRYSANTHEMIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3,5-DI-O-BETA-D-DIGLUCOSIDE-P-COUMARATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticanker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticlastogen | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlaudificant? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticlimacteric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticold | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticomplement | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |