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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-METHYL-CINNAMATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-VITISPIRANE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 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.
COUMARIN 57 Fruit not available 6100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CREOSOL 2 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CRESOL 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-2-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIACETYL 2 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.
DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DOCOS-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DOCOSANE 0 Fruit not available 22.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DOTRIACONT-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOS-1-ENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOSANE 0 Fruit not available 39.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Fruit not available 6000.0 -0.70 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ETHYL-PALMITATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ETHYL-VANILLATE 4 Fruit not available not available 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
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiosteoporotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiotitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antioxidant 19 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant (LDL) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antipeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 3 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiplaque 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipodagric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiprostaglandin 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipruritic 1 Duke, 1992 *