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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
LUTEOLIN 78 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Shoot 0.7 1.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant not available 140.0 -1.22 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Shoot not available 3300.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Shoot not available 120.0 -0.96 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ETHYLMALEIMIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PHENYLACETATE 2 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 7900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NAPHTHALENE 1 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROL-ACETATE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
NON-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 5200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-2,6-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NOTHOFAGIN 1 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 6400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-3-EN-2-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTA-2,4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3000.0 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.