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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
N-TRITRIACONTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NAPHTHALENE 1 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.
NONACOS-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONANAL 0 Fruit not available 53.0 1.83 Duke, 1992 *
NONANOIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available 31.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
O-COUMARIC-ACID 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTADEC-1-ENE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTANOIC-ACID 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit not available 13.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 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.
P-CRESOL 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CRESOL-METHYL-ETHER 1 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.
P-ETHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Fruit not available 33.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Fruit not available 28.0 -0.80 Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZYL-ETHYL-ETHER 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE 4 Fruit not available 1040.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYBENZYL-ALCOHOL 1 Fruit not available 29.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYBENZYLMETHYLETHER 0 Fruit 17.0 143.0 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
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