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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXALIC-ACID | 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. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CRESOL | 8 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-DIMETHYL-ALPHA-STYRENE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAEONIDIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAEONIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PARACOUMARIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | 4000.0 | 50000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTAN-1-OIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.1 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTYL-FURAN | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | 22.0 | 44.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEONIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | 34.0 | 68.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiaging | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiallergenic | 1 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Antiallergic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antialzheimeran? | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamebic | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| Antianaphylactic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |