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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 12000.0 | 116000.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Fruit | not available | 110000.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Fruit | not available | 450000.0 | 1.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOENICULIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLUCURONIC-ACID | 4 | 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. |
| GUM | 0 | Fruit | 6000.0 | 50000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIPPURIC-ACID | 2 | 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. |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 1.0 | 8.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 490.0 | 3800.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Fruit | 0.2 | 2.0 | -0.37 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| LEPTOSINE | 0 | 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. |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.3 | 2.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 240.0 | 2000.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 0.6 | 5.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.51 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.34 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| 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 * |