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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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *