Sambucus ebulus (SE) (Dwarf elder) is an herbaceous plant well known in the traditional medicine of the Balkans and Anatolia for its healing effects in many disorders. The present study aimed to compare SE aqueous (SEA) and aqueous – ethanolic (SEAE) (20%, 40%, 60% and 80%) fruit extracts in regard of their antioxidant activity (AOA), total polyphenol content (TPC) and anthocyanins content (AC)...

As part of our ongoing search for bioactive constituents of natural Korean medicinal plants, three new lignan derivatives, sambucasinol A-C (1-3), together with 7 known compounds (4-10) were isolated from the twigs of Sambucus williamsii. The structures of these new compounds were determined by a combination of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data analysis, as well as circular dichroism (CD) spectr...

Aiming to contribute to the development of alternative control methods of the coffee leaf miner, Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Mèneville & Perrottet, 1842) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), a search for plants able to produce active substances against this insect was carried out, with species collected during different periods of time in the Alto Rio Grande region, (Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil). Coff...

Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) has traditionally been used for treating influenza and colds. We evaluated the antiviral effect of concentrated juice of elderberry (CJ-E) on the human influenza A virus (IFV). CJ-E had a relatively strong effect on IFV-infected mice, although its anti-IFV activity was weak in a cell culture system. The in vivo anti-IFV activities of the fractions were determined ...