Steinmetz:Vanilla

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Vanilla fragrans (planifolia)

Also known as (or relevant to)
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
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