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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivulvitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiwrinkle | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antixerotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494. |
| Apoptotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |