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Common Names
Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| M-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 312.0 | 3900.0 | 0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MALVIDIN | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | 81.0 | 162.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | 127.0 | 254.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | 335.0 | 370.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 7.0 | 91.0 | 0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | not available | 2500.0 | 3.70 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MELILOTIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERATRINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| MERCURY | 1 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.79 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Fruit | not available | 0.1 | -0.47 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| MONOTROPEIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiincontinence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiklebsiellic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilactobacillic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |