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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
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
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 28 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antibronchitic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer 10 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinogenic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.