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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
FLUORIDE 3 Plant 0.4 1.7 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available 44000.0 0.70 Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Shoot not available 44000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-NONALACTONE 2 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-OCTALACTONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-ACETONE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 240000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPT-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPT-2-EN-1-OL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPT-4-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTA-2,4-DIEN-1-AL-ISOMER-A 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 24600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTA-2,4-DIEN-1-AL-ISOMER-B 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 27700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-1-OL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-2-OL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 9600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-2-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 6400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.