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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiestrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiexudative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifertility | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastritic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigastrotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigiardial | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| Antigingivitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |