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Plant Camellia japonica (Theaceae)

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Common name(s)
Camelia (Fr., Port.), Camelia (Sp.), Camellia, Common Camellia, Japanese Tea, Kamelie (Ger.), Rose du Japon (Fr.), Tsubaki (Jap.)
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
4 (+)-CATECHOL Leaf -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 (-)-EPICATECHOL Leaf -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 18-BETA-HYDROXY-28-NOROLEAN-12,17-DIEN-16-ONE Flower -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 24-METHYL-CHOLEST-7-ENOL Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 24-METHYLENE-DAMMARENOL Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 3-BETA-18-BETA-DIHYDROXY-28-NOROLEAN-12-EN-16-ONE Flower -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 3-BETA-HYDROXY-28-NOROLEAN-12,17-DIEN-16-ONE Flower -- -- -- Wealth of India.
10 ALPHA-AMYRIN Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
2 ALPHA-SPINASTEROL Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 ARABINOSE Seed -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
9 BETA-AMYRIN Leaf -- -- -- Wealth of India.
9 BETA-AMYRIN Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 BUTYROSPERMOL Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 CAMELLIAGENIN-A Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 CAMELLIAGENIN-B Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 CAMELLIAGENIN-C Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
2 CAMELLIDIN-I Leaf -- -- -- *
3 CAMELLIDIN-II Leaf -- -- -- *
1 CAMELLIN Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
0 CYANDIN-3-P-COUMAROYLGLUCOSIDE Flower -- -- -- Wealth of India.
*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.