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In ancient times, vanilla was said to have aphrodisiac effects and help against fever. Although these properties remain scientifically unverified, it is known that vanilla increases levels of catecholamines, including epinephrine, more commonly known as adrenaline. In an in-vitro test, vanilla was able to block quorum sensing in bacteria. In many bacteria, quorum sensing signals function as a switch for virulence in that microbes only become virulent when these signals indicate that they have the numbers to resist the host immune system response. The essential oils of vanilla and vanillin are often used in aromatherapy.

== Documentary on Madagascar's vanilla trade == '''Madagascar: The Chinese vanilla''' is a half-hour documentary that gives insight into Madagascar's vanilla production and how the trade is being shaped since recent years by an increase in demand from China. <HTML5video type="youtube">VP35VVFCQ90</HTML5video> The original French language version, '''MADAGASCAR Vanille Chinoise''', produced in 2014 by ''WA Productions'' in cooperation with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cha%C3%AEne_parlementaire Public Sénat]'', can be viewed at http://t.co/nVIz2rkqDy<!-- Other URLs:http://replay.publicsenat.fr/vod/les-dessous-de-la-mondialisation/madagascar,-une-vanille-chinoise/151259http://api.dmcloud.net/player/pubpage/522497e194a6f650d300002d/544032919473990a2270aa2e/461fd0eab66b44f7bdebc62d4b4773e6?wmode=direct-->

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