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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL | 3 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOAMYL-AMINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOAMYL-AMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYL-AMINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACTIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEVULOSE | 1 | Fruit | 21000.0 | 29000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 265.0 | 1635.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 1200.0 | 19000.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 2.0 | 11.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |