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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
CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-SAMBUBIOSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIN 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEXTROSE 1 Fruit 25000.0 30000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
EMULSIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower 37.0 3200.0 -0.32 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ETHYL-AMINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-SALICYLATE 4 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 800.0 5045.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf not available 48200.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 123000.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
FATTY-ACIDS 0 Flower not available 2000.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 63000.0 392935.0 2.37 Duke, 1992 *
FLAVOXANTHIN 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.
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit 24100.0 154150.0 1.57 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit 31000.0 221410.0 1.45 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSIDES 0 Plant not available 640.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HENEICOSANE 0 Plant not available 23000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *