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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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN 21 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-5-VINYL-PHENOL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.1 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLBUTANOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENYL-PROPAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINLYPHENOL 0 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit Juice not available 0.3 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Monoaminergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitocide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 5 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Motor-Stimulant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Mutagenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 3 Duke, 1992 *