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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ETHYLNONACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYLOCTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYLPENTACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYLTETRADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYLTRITRIACONTANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHY-TETRAHYDRO-2-FURANMETHANOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 17.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-2-FURANCARBOXALDEHYDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 24.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-FURFURAL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-TETRAHYDRO-2-FURANMETHANOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 17.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,10,14-TRIMETHYL-2-PENTADECANONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 23.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-3,5-DIHYDROXY-2,3-DIHYDRO-(4H)-PYRAN-4-ONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 114.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-NONALACTONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Fruit | not available | 151.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | 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. |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | 49.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISIC-ALCOHOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISYL-ALCOHOL | 2 | Fruit | not available | 9.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Choleretic | 9 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chronotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 3 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| COMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045. |
| Convulsant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Corrosive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Cosmetic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 3 | Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |