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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
ETHYL-VANILLIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 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.
FAT 0 Fruit 47000.0 212000.0 0.98 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 153000.0 263000.0 1.14 Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID 13 Fruit not available 62.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available 7500.0 -0.82 Duke, 1992 *
FURFURAL 6 Fruit not available 54.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
FURFUROL 0 Fruit not available 15.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-HEXALACTONE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-NONALACTONE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GAMMA-OCTALACTONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available 7500.0 -0.82 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GLUCOVANILLIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOVANILLIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Fruit not available 19.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HENEICOSANE 0 Fruit not available 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONT-1-ENE 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
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 *