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Plant Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
PROTEIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Shoot not available 69000.0 -1.27 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Shoot not available 2.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available 7.5 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Shoot not available 1.3 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Shoot not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SAFRANAL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLALDEHYDE 5 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFATE 0 Shoot not available 1100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Shoot not available 44000.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2200.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
UNDECAN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 6200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Shoot not available 0.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-C 0 Leaf 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.