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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
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 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.
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Fruit Juice not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 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.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 4.0 47.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Fruit 0.6 10.0 -0.60 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
BROMINE 0 Fruit not available 1.0 -0.43 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
BUTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BUTAN-2-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.1 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.58 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf not available 40.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 510.0 6380.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CAPROIC-ACID 1 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 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.
CATECHIN 43 Leaf not available not available not available 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 *