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
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