Plant Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla

How this plant is used

Food

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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
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
Bacteristat	4	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Bronchoprotectant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Bruchiphobe	2	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	23	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide	7	Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Candidistat	1	Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic?	1	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Cardiac	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.
Cardiodepressant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Carminative	1	Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Cataractagenic	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Chelator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	3	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	1	Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.