SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF Sambucus nigra L. FRUITS AND FLOWERS FOR ELUCIDATION OF THEIR ANALGESIC, DIURETIC, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTI-TUMOR EFFECTS

The aim of the study was to further elucidate the feasibility of Sambucus nigra L. fruits in recovery from inflammations and prevention and healing as additional complementary remedy of tumors, as well as the beneficial analgetic and diuretic effects of its flowers. Non-equilibrium energy spectrum (NES) and Differential non-equilibrium energy spectrum (DNES) spectral analyses of hydrogen bonds energies in 1% water extracts were performed. The 1% water extracts of Sambucus nigra L. fruits and flowers were studied. The control sample was with deionized water with chemical purity – 99.99%; pH – 6,0–7,5; electric conductivity – 10 mS/cm. Increased average energy of hydrogen bonds compared to deionized water was found in both types of extracts as follows: ∆Efr=-0.0139±0.0007 eV for fruits and ∆Efl =-0.0079±0.0004 eV for flowers. The biggest local extremums of hydrogen bond energies in both types of extracts were measured at (-0.1112 eV) (λ=11.15 μm)(ṽ=897 cm-1), (-0.1212 eV) (λ=10.23 μm)( ṽ=978 cm-1)and (-0.1387 eV) (λ=8.95 μm)(ṽ=1117 cm-1) i. These extremums are identical with extremums observed in other studies where they have been found to correspond to analgetic and diuretic, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects.