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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 *
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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
Antisunburn 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 3 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
Antithyroid 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiTNF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrichinosic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antituberculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.