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Plant Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Kaffree Tea, Red Bush Tea, Rooibos
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
30 (+)-CATECHIN Shoot -- -- -- *
0 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE Leaf Essent. Oil -- 4000.0 -- *
0 2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- 3700.0 -- *
1 2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN Leaf Essent. Oil -- 3200.0 -- *
0 2,4-DIHYDROXY-ACETOPHENONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- 2100.0 -- *
0 2,4-DIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE Leaf Essent. Oil -- 1300.0 -- *
0 2,6,6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXENONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- 7100.0 -- *
0 2-METHOXY-2-BUTEN-4-OLIDE Plant -- -- -- *
0 2-METHYL-HEPT-2-EN-4-ONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- 5900.0 -- *
0 2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE Leaf Essent. Oil -- 6800.0 -- *
0 2-PENTYL-FURAN Leaf Essent. Oil -- 1000.0 -- *
0 2-PHENYLETHANOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 3,4,5-TRIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID Shoot -- -- -- *
0 3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-3-EN-1-ONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- 500.0 -- *
0 3-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 4-BUTANOLIDE Plant -- -- -- *
0 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID Shoot -- -- -- *
0 5-HYDROXY-3',4',7-TRI-O-METHYL-LUTEOLIN Shoot -- -- -- *
0 6,10,14-TRIMETHYLPENTADECANONE Plant -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.