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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ciliotoxic | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Congestant | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Convulsant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Copper-Chelator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |