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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |