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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
5-ETHYLNONACOSANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ETHYLOCTADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ETHYLPENTACOSANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ETHYLTETRADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ETHYLTRITRIACONTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHY-TETRAHYDRO-2-FURANMETHANOL 0 Fruit not available 17.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYL-2-FURANCARBOXALDEHYDE 0 Fruit not available 24.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYL-FURFURAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYL-TETRAHYDRO-2-FURANMETHANOL 0 Fruit not available 17.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6,10,14-TRIMETHYL-2-PENTADECANONE 0 Fruit not available 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-3,5-DIHYDROXY-2,3-DIHYDRO-(4H)-PYRAN-4-ONE 0 Fruit not available 114.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
7-NONALACTONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 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.
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit not available 151.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE 6 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.
ANISALDEHYDE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available 49.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISIC-ALCOHOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISYL-ALCOHOL 2 Fruit not available 9.0 -1.00 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
Antidermatitic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidermatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidrepanocytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiedemic 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiendotoxic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antienterococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesherichic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiesophagitic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiestrogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifatigue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 4 Duke, 1992 *