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Common Names
Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Shoot | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | not available | 140.0 | -1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Shoot | not available | 3300.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Shoot | not available | 120.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ETHYLMALEIMIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PHENYLACETATE | 2 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 7900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NAPHTHALENE | 1 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NON-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 5200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONA-2,6-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONAN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 2800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONAN-2-ONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOTHOFAGIN | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 6400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCT-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCT-3-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTA-2,4-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Ataxigenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 2 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 2 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |