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Common Names
Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-METHYLHENTRIACONTANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYLHEPTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYLHEXACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYLNONADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYLPENTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYLTETRACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYLTRITRIACONTANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-PHENYL-PROPAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4,4-DIMETHYL-3-HYDROXY-DIHYDRO-2-(3H)-FURANONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 51.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2-BUTANONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 46.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-BENZYL-2-ISOPROPYLTARTRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-ACETOPHENONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 37.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-METHYL-PHENYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-2-FURANCARBOXALDEHYDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 460.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYLHENTRIACONTANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYLHEPTACOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYLHEXADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antihepatotoxic | 5 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiherpetic | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antihistoplasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrocoele | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 1 | Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991. |
| Antihypertensive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiichthyosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |