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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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. |