Common Names
Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla
How this plant is used
Food
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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VANILLIN | 28 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
VANILLIN-2,3-BUTYLENEGLYCOL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
VANILLIN-BETA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 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. |
VANILLYL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 27.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
VANILLYL-ALCOHOL | 3 | Fruit | 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. |
VANILLYL-ETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
VANILLYL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
VITISPIRANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
WATER | 0 | Fruit | 259000.0 | 309000.0 | -2.01 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
ZINGERONE | 13 | Fruit | not available | 46.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acaricide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
Acidulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
Adrenergic | 2 | 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 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Analgesic | 5 | Merck 11th Edition |
Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anesthetic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |