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Common Names
Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHYL-VANILLIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 47000.0 | 212000.0 | 0.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 153000.0 | 263000.0 | 1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | not available | 62.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | not available | 7500.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Fruit | not available | 54.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFUROL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 15.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-HEXALACTONE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-NONALACTONE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-OCTALACTONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | not available | 7500.0 | -0.82 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GLUCOVANILLIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOVANILLIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUAIACOL | 18 | Fruit | not available | 19.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENEICOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 23.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENTRIACONT-1-ENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |