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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
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLOCATECHIN 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.
GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-DECALACTONE 3 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-DODECALACTONE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-OCTALACTONE 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTISIC-ACID 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OIC-ACID 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOPROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE 32 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE 32 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXY-ISOCARVOMENTHOL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 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
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 *