Steinmetz:Vanilla

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Vanilla fragrans (planifolia)

Also known as (or relevant to) Vanilla fragrans (planifolia) Family Orchidadeae English Names Vanilla Natural Habitat tropical America West Indies Mexico Java Ceylon Tahiti Madagascar Reunion (Bourbon) Mauritius and other tropical countries Part(s) Used Fructus Vanillae

Constituent(s) vanillin vanillic acid and other acids fixed oil sugar mucilage resin wax tannin gum Tahiti Vanilla however contains no vanillin but the dangerous ingredient piperonal. Action flavouring agent carminative antispasmodic aphrodisiac