Sambucus racemosa

Traditional uses

China

• Ague
• Caries
• Circulation
• Cold
• Fracture
• Gas
• Lochia
• Nephritis
• Purgative(Veterinary)
• Rheumatism
• Sprain
• Trauma
• Bones
• Dropsy
• Anodyne
• Carminative
• Wound
• Arthralgia
• Emetic

Turkey

• Diuretic
• Emetic
• Fever
• Sudorific

Canada(Kwakiutl)

• Parturition
• Emetic
• Feet
• Leg

US(Flathead)

• Placenta

Chemicals

Bark

• BETULIN
• BETULINIC-ACID

Activities

1. Anticarcinomic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID
2. AntiHIV — 2 compounds; BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID
3. Antiinflammatory — 2 compounds; BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID
4. Antitumor — 2 compounds; BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID
5. Antiviral — 2 compounds; BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID
6. Cytotoxic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID
7. Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor — 2 compounds; BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID
8. Anthelmintic — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
9. Antibacterial — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
10. Anticancer — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
11. Antiedemic — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
12. Antifeedant — 1 compounds; BETULIN
13. Antiflu — 1 compounds; BETULIN
14. Antileukemic — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
15. Antimalarial — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
16. Antimelanomic — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
17. Antinociceptive — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
18. Antiplasmodial — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
19. Aphidifuge — 1 compounds; BETULIN
20. Apoptotic — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
21. Hypolipemic — 1 compounds; BETULIN
22. Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; BETULINIC-ACID
23. Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; BETULIN

Toxic compounds

• BETULIN — Anticarcinomic; Bark
• BETULIN — Cytotoxic; Bark; 600 ppm
• BETULINIC-ACID — Anticarcinomic; Bark
• BETULINIC-ACID — Cytotoxic; Bark; 50-100 ppm