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Plant Vaccinium corymbosum (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Blueberry
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ISOEUGENOL 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 210.0 1365.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALERIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 560.0 3638.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 400.0 2600.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 120.0 780.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 48.0 332.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
MALVADIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-GALACTOSIDE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 3.0 20.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 110.0 715.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 15 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Colon) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Mouth) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticarcinomic (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *