An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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
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 *
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
AntiLyme 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 3 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antimaculitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antimange 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenopausal 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 2 Martindale's 29th
Antimite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMRSA 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 2 Martindale's 29th
Antimutagenic 20 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.