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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
Osteolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oviposition-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 2 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pancreatogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Paramecicide 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Parasiticide 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Perfume 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Perfumery 12 Merck 11th Edition
Peristaltic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Peroxynitrite-Scavenger 2 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 70 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Phytoalexin 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.