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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
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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticarcinomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 7 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticataract 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticholinesterase 1 L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Anticlastogen 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *