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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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 1 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIHYDROXY-ACETOPHENONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6,6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXENONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 7100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-2-BUTEN-4-OLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-HEPT-2-EN-4-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 5900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 6800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4,5-TRIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-3-EN-1-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-BUTANOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-3',4',7-TRI-O-METHYL-LUTEOLIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6,10,14-TRIMETHYLPENTADECANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiincontinence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 20 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiischemic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antikeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 8 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.
Antileukotriene 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 3 Duke, 1992 *