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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
PEONIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 131.0 262.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE 0 Leaf 108.0 216.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf 189.0 378.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 367.0 734.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PETUNIDIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL 26 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Fruit Juice not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 856.0 10700.0 2.27 Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLOQUINONE 5 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1338.0 16730.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-A-1 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-3 2 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
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 *