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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.
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
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit not available 39.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit not available 350000.0 1.73 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SUGARS 0 Fruit 71000.0 350000.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGALDEHYDE 4 Fruit not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Fruit 0.0 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TETRACOSANE 0 Fruit not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRADEC-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-METHYL-CINNAMATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-VITISPIRANE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICOS-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICOSANE 0 Fruit not available 29.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICOSENE 0 Fruit not available 38.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRITRIACONT-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN 28 Fruit 13000.0 30000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN 28 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN 28 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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