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
(+)-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
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor	5	Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytoprotective	2	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic	8	Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor	2	Jim Duke's personal files.
Dentifrice	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Deodorant	1	Martindale's 28th
Dermal	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.
Dermatitigenic	4	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Detoxicant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic?	2	Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator	2	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	7	Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective	1	Duke, 1992 *
Emetic	2	Martindale's 29th
Encephalopathic	1	Martindale's 29th