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Common Names
Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | 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. |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 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. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 4.0 | 47.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | 0.6 | 10.0 | -0.60 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| BROMINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | -0.43 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| BUTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTAN-2-OL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.1 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.58 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Leaf | not available | 40.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 510.0 | 6380.0 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | 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. |
| CATECHIN | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipertussive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPGE2 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplasmodial | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodagric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolio | 4 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproliferative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |