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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
6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 39700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-HEPTA-3,5-DIEN-2-ONE-ISOMER-A 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 51800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-HEPTA-3,5-DIEN-2-ONE-ISOMER-B 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4200.0 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Shoot not available 9900.0 1.08 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 157.0 94000.0 4.18 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Shoot not available 25000.0 -1.80 Duke, 1992 *
ASPALATHIN 1 Shoot 17.0 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPALATHIN-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDES 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 15900.0 0.70 Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOTHIAZOLE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CYCLOCITRAL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 10200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-DAMISCENONE 0 Plant 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
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).