Plant Sambucus nigra (Adoxaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
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
Antisunburn	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X	4	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitartar	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiTGF-beta	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin	2	Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid	3	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antithyrotoxic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitriglyceride	1	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitrypanosomic	3	Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	22	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast)	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *