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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 269000.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-2(G)-RHAMNOSYL-RUTINOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
R-HOLOCALIN 0 Plant 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.
RESIN 0 Leaf not available 43400.0 -0.60 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant 0.6 0.7 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
RUBBER 0 Root not available 540.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Flower 19000.0 25000.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf 210.0 9200.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
S-SAMBUNIGRIN 0 Leaf not available 420.0 not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUBIOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUCINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUCINE 0 Plant not available 1100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUCULIN-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUCYANIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUNIGRIN 2 Leaf not available 420.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID 14 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antiodontalgic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antiophidic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 30 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).