Plant Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
BETA-IONONE	13	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHENYLETHYLALCOHOL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	40700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-TERPINEOL	3	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	4300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	500.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Shoot	not available	0.7	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Plant	not available	90.0	-1.44	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Shoot	not available	2000.0	-0.93	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOERIOL	7	Shoot	not available	6.6	-0.74	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID	18	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DAMASCENONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	50500.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-VALEROLACTONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DODECAN-1-AL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL	76	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	13600.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Shoot	not available	17000.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Shoot	not available	0.7	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FLAVANOL-O-GLYCOSIDE	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FLAVONOIDS	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
(-)-Chronotropic	1	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	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	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	6	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	8	Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor	1	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant	3	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	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	14	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	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	5	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	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	11	Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide	1	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	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Ankylostomacide	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.