Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Vanilla

Plant

Family

Orchid family (Orchidaceae)

English

Vanilla, Flat-leaved vanilla, Bourbon vanilla, Commercial vanilla, Common vanilla, Mexican vanilla, Tahitian vanilla, Vanilla, Vanilla creeper

Latin

Vanilla planifolia Andrews, Vanilla aromatica Willd., Vanilla fragrans Ames, Vanilla planifolia L., Vanilla aromatica Sw., Vanilla fragrans (Salisb.) Ames

Plantparts

dried fruits, Fruit, Unripe fruit, Unspecified, Whole herb

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aids digestion, Anaemia, Anemia, Anti-anemic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-fatigue, Anti-Rheumatic, antiseptic, Antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, arthritis, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, blood building, blood formation, Bloodforming, Carminative, Carminativum, chronic rheumatism, Clears gas, convulsive state, cordial, cramp, cramps, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, Disinfectant, dispepsia, dyspepsia, Energizer, Erectile dysfunction, Erectile function disorder, Eupeptic, exhaustion, faintness, Fart, Fatigue, feebleness, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, haematopoiesis, hematopoiesis, hysteria, Impotence, impotency, improves digestion, Increases sexual desire, Indigestion, intestinal gas, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Listlessness, loss of blood, Love drug, Low energy, Male impotence, Pick-me-up, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, relax spasms, Restores the blood, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, Sexual impotence, Spasm, Spasmolytic, stimulant, Stimulants, stimulates digestion, stimulating, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, tiredness, tonic, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Warming digestive, weakness, weak stomach, weariness, wind

Women's diseases

Emmenagogue, menstrual complaints, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, stimulates menstruation

Foods

Aromatic, Flavor, flavouring

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 1-Hexanol, 1-Octanol, 2-Phenylethyl-Alcohol, 4-Anisaldehyde, 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, Acetaldehyde, acetic acid, Acetophenone, Anisic acid, ash, Benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, Benzoic-Acid-Methyl-Ester, Benzyl alcohol, Calcium, calcium oxalate, Caprylic acid, Carbohydrates, Catechin, Catechol, Cetyl alcohol, Cinnamaldehyde, Cinnamic-Acid-Ethyl-Ester, Cinnamyl alcohol, Cis-Cinnamic-Acid-Methyl-Ester, citric acid, coumarin, Cresol, Decan-1-Ol, Diacetyl, Docosane, essential oil, Ethanol, eugenol, fat, Ferulic acid, Fibres, formic acid, fructose, Furfural, glucose, Guaiacol, Heptadecane, Heptanoic acid, Hexacosane, Hexanoic acid, Icosane, Isobutyric acid, Isovaleraldehyde, limonene, linoleic acid, malic acid, methyl salicylate, mucilage, Myristic acid, Naphthalene, N-Docosane, N-Eicosane, N-Hentriacontane, N-Heptacosane, N-Hexacosane, N-Hexadecane, N-Nonacosane, N-Octacosane, N-Octadecane, Nonanoic acid, N-Pentacosane, N-Tetracosane, N-Tetradecane, N-Tricosane, O-Coumaric acid, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, P-Cresol, P-Cresol-Methyl-Ether, Pentadecane, phenol, phosphorus, Piperonal, protein, Protocatechuic acid, resin, salicylate, salicylic acid, Stearic acid, Sucrose, sugar, sugars, tannin, Tetracosane, Trans-Cinnamic-Acid-Methyl-Ester, Tricosane, Umbelliferone, Vanillic acid, Vanillin, water

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0954

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