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Camellia sinensis

Common Name
Cay; Wu I Ch'A; Ch'A; Green Tea; Hsueh Ch'A; Ming; P'U Erh Ch'A; Lo Chieh Ch'A; P'U T'O Ch'A; Shui Sha Lien Ch'A; Tea; An Hua Ch'A

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Poison Asia Lewis and Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany, ca 1977
Refrigerant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Smallpox China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Soap Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant China *
Stimulant Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Stimulant Elsewhere *
Stimulant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Stomatitis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sudorific Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Toxemia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Tumor(Head) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.