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Common Names
Yellow Elder
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-TRANS,9-CIS,12-CIS,15-CIS-OCTADECATETRAENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 38000.0 | 43700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYSKYTANTHINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-NORACTINIDINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,6,-MONOEPOXYCRYPTOXANTHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,6,5',6'-DIEPOXYCRYPTOXANTHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-DEHYDROSKYTANTHINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-DEOXYSTANSIOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXYSPUTANTHIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7(A)-HYDROXYSKYTANTHINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-HYDROXYSPUTANTHIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACTINIDINE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4500.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Seed | not available | 4000.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMARELOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHERAXANTHIN | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRANILIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRANILIC-ACID-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BOSCHNIAKINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Teratogenic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Termiticide | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Tumorigenic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Ubiquiot | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vitamin-A-Activity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |