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

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Common Names

Tahiti 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
ANISALDEHYDE	7	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ANISYL-ALCOHOL	2	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ANISYL-ETHYL-ETHER	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
P-CRESOL	8	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-METHYL-CINNAMATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN	28	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VANILLYL-ETHYL-ETHER	0	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
Cancer-Preventive	2	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	1	Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
FLavor	3	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Immunosuppressant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Insectifuge?	1	Martindale's 28th
Irritant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Parasiticide	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Perfumery	1	Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide	3	Duke, 1992 *
Rodenticide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *