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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinsomniac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilupus | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiLyme | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | 3 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antimanic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |