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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-METHYL-CINNAMATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-VITISPIRANE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | 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. |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Fruit | not available | 6100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CREOSOL | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CRESOL | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECA-2-4-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIACETYL | 2 | 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. |
| DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOCOS-1-ENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOCOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 22.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOTRIACONT-1-ENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EICOS-1-ENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EICOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 39.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | not available | 6000.0 | -0.70 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ETHYL-PALMITATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ETHYL-VANILLATE | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Lymphokinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Monoaminergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Nematicide | 8 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |