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Plant Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae)

Common Names
Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,3-BUTANEDIOL 0 Fruit not available 47.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPANONE 0 Fruit not available 31.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HEXADECANOL 0 Fruit not available 38.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
1-TETRADECANOL 0 Fruit not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
10-METHYLEICOSANE 0 Fruit not available 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6-HEPTANETRIONE 0 Fruit not available 57.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6-TRIMETHYLACETOPHENONE 0 Fruit not available 69.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DECADIENAL 0 Fruit not available 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-FURANCARBOXYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit not available 14.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-ACETOPHENONE 0 Fruit not available 24.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-PHENOL 0 Fruit not available 19.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-3,5-DIHYDROXY-(4H)-PYRAN-4-ONE 0 Fruit not available 12.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-OCTEN-4-OL 0 Fruit not available 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTANOL 0 Fruit not available 95.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit not available 27.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-CYCLO-PENTANONE 0 Fruit not available 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLDOCOSANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLEICOSANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Varroacide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 6 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 2 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *