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
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	not available	150.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Flower Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN	13	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN	13	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID	22	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BIOTIN	4	Fruit	0.0	0.0	-1.00	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BUT-3-EN-2-ONE	0	Flower Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BUT-3-EN-2-ONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BUTYL-ACETATE	0	Flower Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	235.0	1440.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-NITRATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE	4	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL	2	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPRIFOLIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	20000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPRONIC-ACID	0	Seed	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
Anticolic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplement	2	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Anticomplementary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	6	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary	4	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	4	Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	2	A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic	3	Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant	7	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic	5	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidiabetic	13	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic	2	Merck 11th Edition