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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACETIC-ACID-2-PHENYL-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID-HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-ESTER | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | 25.0 | 318.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHOCYANOSIDES | 0 | Fruit | not available | 30000.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ANTHOCYANOSIDES | 0 | Leaf | 3000.0 | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARBUTIN | 15 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ARBUTIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.0 | 3000.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARBUTIN | 15 | Plant | not available | 15000.0 | -1.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.52 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 132.0 | 1650.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 3840.0 | 48000.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPERULOSIDE | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPERULOSIDE | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AVICULARIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteristat | 5 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 8 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Beta-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133. |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 44 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 14 | Martindale's 28th |