Common Names
European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-CAFFEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
1-CAFFEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
1-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
2-METHYLHEPTANE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
2-PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
20-BETA-HYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
24-METHYL-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Flower | 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. |
30-BETA-HYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALKANES | 0 | Flower | 210.0 | 70000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-AMYRENONE | 0 | Bark | not available | 178.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Bark | not available | 379.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-HYDROXYBEHENIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ANTIRHININ | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acaricide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
ACE-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
Acidulant | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allelochemic | 4 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 13 | Martindale's 29th |
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Analgesic | 16 | Martindale's 28th |