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
PROTEIN	0	Seed	not available	269000.0	0.31	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-2(G)-RHAMNOSYL-RUTINOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
R-HOLOCALIN	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.
RESIN	0	Leaf	not available	43400.0	-0.60	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Plant	0.6	0.7	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *
RUBBER	0	Root	not available	540.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	Flower	19000.0	25000.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	Leaf	210.0	9200.0	-0.43	Duke, 1992 *
S-SAMBUNIGRIN	0	Leaf	not available	420.0	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER	0	Flower Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUBIOSE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUCINE	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUCINE	0	Plant	not available	1100.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUCULIN-A	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUCYANIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAMBUNIGRIN	2	Leaf	not available	420.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID	14	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antienterotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic	3	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue	4	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility	4	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibrinolytic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibromyalgic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrosarcomic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu	6	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antifuruncular	1	Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antigastric	1	Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85.
Antigastritic	3	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigastrotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigenotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *