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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-O-BENZOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 112.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID | 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. |
| 3-4-BETA-O-DI-GLUCOSYL-CAFFEOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-O-BETA-GLUCOSYL-CAFFEOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-O-BENZOYL-ALPHA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 17.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABSCISIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CAROTENE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | 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. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Fruit | 9.0 | 81.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | 2.0 | 15.0 | -0.22 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Fruit | 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. |
| ANTHOCYANOSIDES | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 144.0 | 1200.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 4800.0 | 40000.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Fruit | not available | 124.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-BENZOATE | 17 | 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. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.2 | 2.6 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Estrogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 7 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Goitrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hematopoietic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hemopoietic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostat | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 9 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |