An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry
How this plant is used
Food
Select a Results View:
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | 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. |
| INVERT-SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | not available | 300000.0 | 0.85 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| IRIDOIDS | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 12.0 | 151.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | not available | 250.0 | -0.29 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID | 4 | Fruit | not available | 250.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID | 4 | Leaf | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOEUGENOL | 16 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFERULIC-ACID | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCOANTHOCYANINS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Fruit | 2.6 | 26.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| M-COUMARIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| M-COUMARIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |