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Plant Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 1 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIHYDROXY-ACETOPHENONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6,6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXENONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 7100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-2-BUTEN-4-OLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-HEPT-2-EN-4-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 5900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 6800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4,5-TRIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-3-EN-1-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-BUTANOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-3',4',7-TRI-O-METHYL-LUTEOLIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6,10,14-TRIMETHYLPENTADECANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiotitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 28 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant (LDL) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 10 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).