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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONOTROPEIN | 2 | 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. |
| MONOTROPEIN | 2 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MONOTROPEOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MONOTROPEOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTILLIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTILLOL | 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. |
| MYRTINE | 0 | Plant | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTINE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 17.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOCLOROGENIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOCLOROGENIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | 140.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOMYRTILLIN | 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. |
| NEOMYRTILLIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Fruit Juice | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 5.0 | 65.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONACOSANE | 2 | 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. |
| NONAN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-COUMARIC-ACID | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-COUMARIC-ACID | 4 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | 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. |
| OPCS | 25 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumorigenic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 4 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urinary-Antiseptic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Varroacide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 1 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Vasodilator | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |