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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.
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.