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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
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 128.0 1515.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 739.0 11000.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 8600.0 48765.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALANOPHORIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 100.0 150.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiperiodontic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 8 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
AntiPGE2 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphenylketonuric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.