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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
CATECHINS 1 Leaf not available 200000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-ALCOHOL 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.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit not available 1900.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf not available 2800.0 1.09 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit not available 0.7 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE 60 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE 60 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 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.
CITRONELLOL 15 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Fruit not available 0.1 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.7 6.3 -0.51 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CYANADIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Leaf 219.0 438.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit 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 *