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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor | 1 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| Rodenticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 3 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Sedative | 15 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Sodium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Spermicide | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Sprout-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication. |
| Stomachic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Styptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sunscreen | 5 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Sweetener | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |