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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-HYDROXYMETHYL-BENZOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 36.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROZYBENZYL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-METHOXYBENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | 49.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-VINYL-GUAIACOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | not available | 258.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTACOS-1-ENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTACOSENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 39.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | 24.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Fruit | not available | 28.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | not available | 700.0 | -0.76 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PIPERONAL | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERONAL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 26000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUALDEHYDE | 1 | 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. |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | 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. |
| RESIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Essential Oil | 10.0 | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 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 * |