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
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
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.