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Plant Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae)

Common Names
Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
VANILLIN 28 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN-2,3-BUTYLENEGLYCOL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 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.
VANILLYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available 27.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLYL-ALCOHOL 3 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.
VANILLYL-ETHYL-ETHER 0 Fruit not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLYL-METHYL-ETHER 0 Fruit not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VITISPIRANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit 259000.0 309000.0 -2.01 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ZINGERONE 13 Fruit not available 46.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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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 *