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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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 |