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Plant Vaccinium myrtillus (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PEONIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 131.0 262.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Leaf 108.0 216.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf 189.0 378.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 367.0 734.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL 26 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 856.0 10700.0 2.27 Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLOQUINONE 5 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1338.0 16730.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-A-1 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-3 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antistroke 2 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
Antisunburn 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 6 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
AntiTGF-beta 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
Antithyreotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiTNF 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitubercular 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 27 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 10 Duke, 1992 *