by Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG)
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Last updated 24 Jan 2022
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Table of Contents
Clinical Highlights
Saskatoon fruit is a delicious, nutritious food, as well as being antiadhesive and antimicrobial.
Saskatoon fruit is extremely safe, though consuming too much may cause diarrhea.
Saskatoon fruit is extremely safe, though consuming too much may cause diarrhea.
Clinical Fundamentals
Part Used: the fruit, fresh or dried
Taste: sweet and sour, this fruit is extremely delicious.
Major Actions:
Major Organ System Affinities
Major Indications:
Major Constituents:
Adverse Effects:
Contraindications:
Drug Interactions:
Taste: sweet and sour, this fruit is extremely delicious.
Major Actions:
- Antimicrobial
- Antiadhesive
Major Organ System Affinities
- Respiratory Tract
Major Indications:
- Upper and lower respiratory infections
- Gastrointestinal infections
Major Constituents:
- Flavonoids, including high levels of flavonols and anthocyanins (Hosseinian 2007; Mazza 2005)
Adverse Effects:
Contraindications:
Drug Interactions:
Pharmacy Essentials
Tincture: 1:2–1:3 w:v ratio, 30% ethanol
Dose:
Acute, adult:
Chronic, adult:
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
Glycerite:
Decoction: 2–3 g (1 heaping tsp) of root simmered, covered, in 250 ml of water for 15–30 min, the result of which makes one cup (not 8 oz, but one dose). The amount of water used can be adjusted to patient taste in subsequent cups.
Dose:
Acute adult:
Chronic, adult: 1 cup tid
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
Capsules: these are not widely available..
Dose:
Acute, adult: 1–2 g per dose, otherwise dosed as with acute tincture
Chronic, adult: 1–2 g tid (not usually taken chronically)
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
If you need help formulating with this herb, or any other, you can use the formulation tool. Remember that when using this herb in a formula, due to synergy, you can usually use less.
Dose:
Acute, adult:
Chronic, adult:
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
Glycerite:
Decoction: 2–3 g (1 heaping tsp) of root simmered, covered, in 250 ml of water for 15–30 min, the result of which makes one cup (not 8 oz, but one dose). The amount of water used can be adjusted to patient taste in subsequent cups.
Dose:
Acute adult:
Chronic, adult: 1 cup tid
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
Capsules: these are not widely available..
Dose:
Acute, adult: 1–2 g per dose, otherwise dosed as with acute tincture
Chronic, adult: 1–2 g tid (not usually taken chronically)
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
If you need help formulating with this herb, or any other, you can use the formulation tool. Remember that when using this herb in a formula, due to synergy, you can usually use less.
Other Names
Latin synonyms:
Current correct Latin binomial:
Amelanchier carrii Rydb
English Common Names:
Native American Common Names (grouped linguistically and geographically):
Nēhiyawēwin ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (Cree, Algonquian):
Ndee biyáti' (Western Apache, Athabaskan):
Akimel O'odham (Mountain Piman, Uto-Aztecan):
Hopilàvayi (Hopi, Uto-Aztecan):
Núu-'apaghapi (Ute, Uto-Aztecan):
Rarámuri ra'ícha (Tarahumara, Uto-Aztecan):
Shiwi'ma (Zuñi, isolate):
Current correct Latin binomial:
Amelanchier carrii Rydb
English Common Names:
Native American Common Names (grouped linguistically and geographically):
Nēhiyawēwin ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (Cree, Algonquian):
Ndee biyáti' (Western Apache, Athabaskan):
Akimel O'odham (Mountain Piman, Uto-Aztecan):
Hopilàvayi (Hopi, Uto-Aztecan):
Núu-'apaghapi (Ute, Uto-Aztecan):
Rarámuri ra'ícha (Tarahumara, Uto-Aztecan):
Shiwi'ma (Zuñi, isolate):
Interchangeability of Species
Advanced Clinical Information
Additional Actions:
Additional Indications:
Additional Indications:
Botanical Information
Botanical Description:
Native range:
Native range:
Native range of Amelanchier alnifolia
Harvest, Cultivation, and Ecology
Cultivation:
Wildcrafting:
Ecological Status:
Wildcrafting:
Ecological Status:
References
Hosseinian BT (2007) "Saskatoon and wild blueberries have higher anthocyanin contents than other Manitoba berries" J Agric Food Chem 55(26):10832–8.
Mazza G (2005) "Compositional and functional properties of saskatoon berry and blueberry" Int J Fruit Sci 5(3):101–20.
Mazza G (2005) "Compositional and functional properties of saskatoon berry and blueberry" Int J Fruit Sci 5(3):101–20.