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Plant Sambucus nigra (Adoxaceae)

Common Names
European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MENTHOL 63 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE 2 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONTANYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MORRONISIDE 0 Shoot not available 1400.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
MYRCENE 22 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HENEICOSANE 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HENTRIACONTANE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEPTACOSANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-HEPTADECANE 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEXACOSANE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-NONACOSANE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-NONADECANE 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-OCTACOSANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-OCTADECANE 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-PENTACOSANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
N-TETRADECANE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRIACONTANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 28 Martindale's 28th
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukorrheic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukotriene 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 5 Duke, 1992 *