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Common Names
European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-TRICOSANE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL-OXIDE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 4.0 | 7.0 | -0.72 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| NICOTINIC-ACID | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGRIN-B | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGRITIN-F-1 | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGRITIN-F-2 | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONADECAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCIMENE | 2 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-1-AL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Bark | not available | 503.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | 410.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimitotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 18 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 6 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 10 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |