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Main slide . Vanilla beans. Names, description and plant origin. Constituents. Uses. . Bean. flowers. VaniLLa. capsule. Main slide . Vanilla fruits (beans) fructus Vanillae. Vanilla planifolia Family : Orchidaceae Perennial climbing plant .
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Main slide • Vanilla beans. • Names, description and plant origin. • Constituents. • Uses.
Bean flowers VaniLLa capsule Main slide
Vanilla fruits (beans)fructus Vanillae • Vanilla planifolia • Family : Orchidaceae • Perennial climbing plant . • Ripe fruits (capsule) are brown with aromatic odor and taste . • Origin : Mexico & Panama. Main slide
Chemical constituents • Glycoside (aldehyde group): • Gluco-vanillin hydrolysis vanillin +glucose • Gluco-vanillic alcohol hydrolysis dextrose + vanillic alcohol oxidation vanillin . Main slide
Uses • Pharmaceutical use as flavoring agent . • Cosmetics . • Food industry . • An ingredient in weight reduction drugs Main slide