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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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 4 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 1 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
Antitympanitic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiurease 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaginitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiviral 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antiwrinkle 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiyeast 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Apifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Apoptotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Arteriodilator 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Ascaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Astringent 2 Merck 11th Edition
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).