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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprotozoal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipseudomonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipurpuric | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antipyruvetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiradicular | 25 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antiretinitic Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 7 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |