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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MENTHOL 63 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE 2 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONTANYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MORRONISIDE 0 Shoot not available 1400.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
MYRCENE 22 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HENEICOSANE 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HENTRIACONTANE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEPTACOSANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-HEPTADECANE 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEXACOSANE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-NONACOSANE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-NONADECANE 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-OCTACOSANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-OCTADECANE 0 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-PENTACOSANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
N-TETRADECANE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRIACONTANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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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