Plant Vaccinium myrtillus (Ericaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry

How this plant is used

Food

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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
CATECHINS	1	Leaf	not available	200000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-ALCOHOL	0	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.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Fruit	not available	1900.0	0.55	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Leaf	not available	2800.0	1.09	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Fruit	not available	0.7	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMIN	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE	60	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE	60	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID	18	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID	23	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID	23	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.
CITRONELLOL	15	Fruit Juice	not available	0.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Fruit	not available	0.1	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Fruit	0.7	6.3	-0.51	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CYANADIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE	0	Leaf	219.0	438.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN	7	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN	7	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE	0	Fruit	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
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 *