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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
HEPTACOS-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTADECANOIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
HEXACOSANE 0 Fruit not available 24.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADEC-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
LIMONENE 60 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit not available 135.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 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.
METHYL-ACETATE 3 Fruit not available 84.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ANISATE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
METHYL-LINOLEATE 0 Fruit not available 21.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PALMITATE 0 Fruit not available 13.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-VANILLATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available 12.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
N-CAPRYLIC-ACIDESTER 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.
N-DOCOSANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-DOTRIACONTANE 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 *