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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
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-C-1 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 10320.0 129000.0 0.26 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 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.
QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 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.
QUERCETIN-3-GLUCOSIDOGLUCOSIDE 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.
QUERCETIN-3-GLUCOSYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE 1 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.
QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE 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.
QUERCITRIN 44 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIC-ACID 1 Leaf 20000.0 50000.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Mouth) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 11 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antitympanitic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer 18 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcerogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *