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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.
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
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 128.0 1515.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 739.0 11000.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 8600.0 48765.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALANOPHORIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 100.0 150.0 0.14 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
Antigingivitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiglutamaergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotropic 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiGTF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihalitosic 1 American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993.
Antihangover 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 2 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic 8 Duke, 1992 *