Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Sour cherry

Plant

English

Sour cherry, Cherry, Dwarf cherry, Morello cherry, Wild cherry

Latin

Prunus cerasus L., Cerasus acida (Ehrh.) Borkh., Cerasus caproniana (L.) DC., Cerasus vulgaris Miller, Prunus acida Ehrh., Prunus cerasus var. austera L., Cerasus vulgaris, Cerasus acida Gaertn., Cerasus caproniana DC., Prunus acida (Dum.)K.Koch, Prunus cerasus var. austera Erhr., Prunus cerasus L. s.str.

Plantparts

Cortex, foliage, Fruit, Seed, Stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Aids digestion, anaemia, Anemia, Anti-anemic, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-edemic, Antifebrile, Antipyretic, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Astrigent, astringent, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, blood building, blood formation, Bloodforming, Carminative, Carminativum, Clears gas, cough, Coughing, Coughs, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Dieting, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dropsy, dyspepsia, edema, enliven fever patients, Eupeptic, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Flatulence, flatulency, Flatus, fluid accumulation, Freight, Gas, Good for digestion, haematopoiesis, have weak nerves, hematopoiesis, Hydropsy, improves digestion, Indigestion, intestinal gas, Lose weight, loss of blood, Nervine, Nervous atony, Nervous debility, Nervous lassitude, Nervousness, Nervous trophorestorative, Neurasthenia, oedema, Oleaginous, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Pungent, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Restores the blood, Salve, slimming remedy, stimulates digestion, suffering from a nervous disorder, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of cough, Warming digestive, weak nerves, weight-reducing, wind

Foods

As a flavouring agent, corrective corrigent, flavouring agent, liqueur production, taste corrigent, tea substitute, Tobacco Substitute

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 3-Methylbutanoic acid, 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, acetic acid, allantoin, Alpha-Alanine, Alpha-Linolenic acid, Alpha-Tocopherol, amygdalin, Apigenin, Arachidic acid, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, asparagine, Aspartic acid, B-Alanine, Benzaldehyde, Benzoic-Acid-Ethyl-Ester, Beta-Sitosterol, Boron, caffeic acid, Calcium, Caprylic acid, Carbohydrates, carotenoid, Chlorogenic acid, citric acid, coumarin, cyanidin, D,L-Catechin, Decan-1-Al, Epicatechin, essential oil, eugenol, fat, Ferulic acid, Fibres, folinic acid, fraxinol, fructose, fumaric acid, gallic acid, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, Genistein, glucose, Glucuronic acid, Glutamic acid, Glutamine, Glycine, Hydrogen cyanide, hyperoside, iron, Isochlorogenic acid, Kaempferol, lactic acid, Leucine, Leucocyanidin, Linalol, linoleic acid, magnesium, Maleic acid, malic acid, manganese, mannitol, Methyl eugenol, methyl salicylate, Myristic acid, Naringenin, Natural rubber, Neochlorogenic acid, Niacin, O-Cresol, Oleanolic acid, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pantothenic acid, P-Coumaric acid, P-Cresol, pectin, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, potassium, Proline, protein, Prunasin, Quercetin, quercitrin, rutin, Serine, Shikimic acid, sodium, sorbitol, Squalene, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, succinic acid, sugars, Tannic acid, tannin, tartaric acid, Taxifolin, Threonine, Tyrosine, Ursolic acid, Valine, Vanillic acid, Vegetable oil, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, water, zinc, Β-Carotene, Β-ionone

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0249

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