Plant Vaccinium myrtillus (Ericaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry

How this plant is used

Food

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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
M-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID	1	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
M-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID	1	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Fruit	312.0	3900.0	0.82	Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID	15	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.
MALVIDIN	6	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE	0	Leaf	81.0	162.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE	0	Leaf	127.0	254.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Leaf	335.0	370.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-GLYCOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Fruit	7.0	91.0	0.20	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Leaf	not available	2500.0	3.70	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MELILOTIC-ACID	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MERATRINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
MERCURY	1	Fruit	not available	0.0	-0.79	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
MOLYBDENUM	2	Fruit	not available	0.1	-0.47	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
MONOTROPEIN	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
Vasoprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge	2	Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	8	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	12	Duke, 1992 *