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Plant Vaccinium macrocarpon (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry
How this plant is used
Food
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
1-O-BENZOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available 112.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-O-BETA-GLUCOSYL-CAFFEOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-O-BENZOYL-ALPHA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available 17.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit not available not available not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 2.0 15.0 -0.22 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ANISALDEHYDE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ANTHOCYANOSIDES 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 144.0 1200.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4800.0 40000.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Fruit not available 124.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE 17 Fruit not available not available not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiseptic 16 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiserotonin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisilicotic 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antispare-Tire 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antispasmodic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiSpina-Bifida 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistaphylococcic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 3 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antisunburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 6 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
AntiTGF-beta 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.