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Plant Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Ericaceae)

Common Names
Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
minus
Variety Author
LODD.

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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
CATECHIN-TANNINS 0 Leaf not available 80000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.7 5.2 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN 40 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Fruit 0.1 0.7 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available 50000.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLOCATECHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available 40000.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE 32 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 4.0 31.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf not available 250.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KETOGLUTARIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 4 Duke, 1992 *