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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
1,3-BUTANEDIOL	Fruit	not available	47.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPANONE	Fruit	not available	31.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-HEXADECANOL	Fruit	not available	38.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
1-TETRADECANOL	Fruit	not available	13.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
10-METHYLEICOSANE	Fruit	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6-HEPTANETRIONE	Fruit	not available	57.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6-TRIMETHYLACETOPHENONE	Fruit	not available	69.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DECADIENAL	Fruit	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-FURANCARBOXYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER	Fruit	not available	14.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-ACETOPHENONE	Fruit	not available	24.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-PHENOL	Fruit	not available	19.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-3,5-DIHYDROXY-(4H)-PYRAN-4-ONE	Fruit	not available	12.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-OCTEN-4-OL	Fruit	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTANOL	Fruit	not available	95.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTANAL	Fruit	not available	27.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-CYCLO-PENTANONE	Fruit	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLDOCOSANE	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLEICOSANE	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Neoplastic	1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Nephrotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic	1	R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NO-Genic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic	1	Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	3	Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Osteolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ovicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ozone-Scavenger	1	Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Parasiticide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Pediculicide	1	Merck 11th Edition
Percutaneostimulant	1	Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery	20	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Peristaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide	38	Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic	3	Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990.
Photoactive	1	Duke, 1992 *