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Plant Vaccinium myrtillus (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry
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
DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EPICATECHIN 40 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN 6 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EPIMYRTINE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
EPIMYRTINE 0 Shoot not available 4.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-3-METHYLBUTYRATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 1760.0 22000.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 310000.0 0.23 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Fruit not available 89000.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Fruit not available 370000.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Fruit not available 0.1 -1.24 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
FOENICULIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID-2-PHENYL-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Fruit Juice not available not available not available 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
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 11 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiHIV 13 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihydrocoele 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperglycemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperinsulinemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperleptinemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipidemic 3 Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991.
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichthyosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th