Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae)

Common Names
Vanilla, Bourbon Vanilla
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,3-BUTANEDIOL 0 Fruit 47.0 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPANONE 0 Fruit 31.0 *
1-HEXADECANOL 0 Fruit 38.0 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Fruit Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
1-TETRADECANOL 0 Fruit 13.0 *
10-METHYLEICOSANE 0 Fruit 25.0 *
2,4,6-HEPTANETRIONE 0 Fruit 57.0 *
2,4,6-TRIMETHYLACETOPHENONE 0 Fruit 69.0 *
2,4-DECADIENAL 0 Fruit 25.0 *
2-FURANCARBOXYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit 14.0 *
2-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-ACETOPHENONE 0 Fruit 24.0 *
2-METHOXY-PHENOL 0 Fruit 19.0 *
2-METHYL-3,5-DIHYDROXY-(4H)-PYRAN-4-ONE 0 Fruit 12.0 *
2-OCTEN-4-OL 0 Fruit 25.0 *
2-PENTANOL 0 Fruit 95.0 *
2-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Fruit *
3-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit 27.0 *
3-METHYL-CYCLO-PENTANONE 0 Fruit 25.0 *
3-METHYLDOCOSANE 0 Fruit *
3-METHYLEICOSANE 0 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acaricide 5 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Addictive 1 (View) Science News, 145: 294.
Adrenergic 2 (View) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
Allelochemic 10 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 4 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 12 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 5 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 8 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *