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Plant Vaccinium myrtillus (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry
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
OXALIC-ACID 9 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.
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CRESOL 8 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-DIMETHYL-ALPHA-STYRENE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIDIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PARACOUMARIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Fruit 4000.0 50000.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
PENTAN-1-OIC-ACID 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.1 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PENTYL-FURAN 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEONIDIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEONIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEONIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Leaf 22.0 44.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PEONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEONIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEONIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf 34.0 68.0 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
Antineuropathic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineuropathic? 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 6 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosating 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antionychogryphotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antionychyotic 2 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiophidic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *