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Common Names
Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Fruit | 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. |
| MYRICETIN-3-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN-3-DIGALACTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 10.0 | 80.0 | 0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.66 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Fruit | 650.0 | 5000.0 | -0.67 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| OXYCOCCRIYANINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Fruit | 2.2 | 16.0 | -0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PARASORBIC-ACID | 4 | Shoot | not available | 84.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PARASORBIC-ACID-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | 4800.0 | 40000.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 924.0 | 7700.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Mammary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiwrinkle | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |