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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Vaccinium macrocarpon (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Cranberry, Large Cranberry, American Cranberry
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-O-BENZOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit 112.0 *
2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
3-4-BETA-O-DI-GLUCOSYL-CAFFEOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit *
4-O-BETA-GLUCOSYL-CAFFEOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit *
6-O-BENZOYL-ALPHA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit 17.0 *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Fruit *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 9.0 81.0 0.13 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 2.0 15.0 -0.22 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ANISALDEHYDE 7 Fruit *
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Fruit Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ANTHOCYANOSIDES 0 Fruit *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 144.0 1200.0 -0.21 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4800.0 40000.0 -0.43 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Fruit *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Fruit 124.0 -0.46 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Fruit *
BENZYL-BENZOATE 17 Fruit Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.2 2.6 -0.15 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acaricide 3 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Akt-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) *
Allelochemic 5 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 3 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 10 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 10 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).