Plant Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
1,3-BUTANEDIOL	Fruit	not available	47.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPANONE	Fruit	not available	31.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-HEXADECANOL	Fruit	not available	38.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
1-TETRADECANOL	Fruit	not available	13.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
10-METHYLEICOSANE	Fruit	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6-HEPTANETRIONE	Fruit	not available	57.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6-TRIMETHYLACETOPHENONE	Fruit	not available	69.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DECADIENAL	Fruit	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-FURANCARBOXYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER	Fruit	not available	14.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-ACETOPHENONE	Fruit	not available	24.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-PHENOL	Fruit	not available	19.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-3,5-DIHYDROXY-(4H)-PYRAN-4-ONE	Fruit	not available	12.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-OCTEN-4-OL	Fruit	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTANOL	Fruit	not available	95.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTANAL	Fruit	not available	27.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-CYCLO-PENTANONE	Fruit	not available	25.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLDOCOSANE	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLEICOSANE	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antimenopausal	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimetastatic (Stomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic	4	Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7.
Antimononuccleotic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
AntiMS	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic	16	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimycoplasmotic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antinauseant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antineoplastic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic	1	Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Antineuralgic	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antinitrosaminic	1	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosating	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiodontalgic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antioncychomycotic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antionychogryphotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiophidic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.