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
BETA-IONONE	13	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHENYLETHYLALCOHOL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	40700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-TERPINEOL	3	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	4300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	500.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Shoot	not available	0.7	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Plant	not available	90.0	-1.44	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Shoot	not available	2000.0	-0.93	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOERIOL	7	Shoot	not available	6.6	-0.74	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID	18	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DAMASCENONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	50500.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-VALEROLACTONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DODECAN-1-AL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL	76	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	13600.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Shoot	not available	17000.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Shoot	not available	0.7	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FLAVANOL-O-GLYCOSIDE	0	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.
FLAVONOIDS	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
Vasodilator	9	Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor	1	Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Vermifuge	2	Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	4	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	6	Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229