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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Rooibos, Kaffree Tea, Red Bush Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Shoot *
1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 4000.0 *
2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 3700.0 *
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 1 Leaf Essent. Oil 3200.0 *
2,4-DIHYDROXY-ACETOPHENONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 2100.0 *
2,4-DIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 1300.0 *
2,6,6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXENONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 7100.0 *
2-METHOXY-2-BUTEN-4-OLIDE 0 Plant *
2-METHYL-HEPT-2-EN-4-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 5900.0 *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 6800.0 *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 1000.0 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Plant *
3,4,5-TRIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Shoot *
3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-3-EN-1-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 500.0 *
3-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Plant *
4-BUTANOLIDE 0 Plant *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Shoot *
5-HYDROXY-3',4',7-TRI-O-METHYL-LUTEOLIN 0 Shoot *
6,10,14-TRIMETHYLPENTADECANONE 0 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acaricide 6 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 8 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 3 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 14 (View) Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Allelochemic 6 (View) *
Allelopathic 5 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 13 (View) *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 11 (View) *
Ancylostomicide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anesthetic 9 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Ankylostomacide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.