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Common Names
Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 39700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPTA-3,5-DIEN-2-ONE-ISOMER-A | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 51800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPTA-3,5-DIEN-2-ONE-ISOMER-B | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 4200.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Shoot | not available | 9900.0 | 1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Shoot | 157.0 | 94000.0 | 4.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Shoot | not available | 25000.0 | -1.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPALATHIN | 1 | Shoot | 17.0 | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPALATHIN-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDES | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 15900.0 | 0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOTHIAZOLE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CYCLOCITRAL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 10200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-DAMISCENONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 7 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 5 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antiobesity | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiodontalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antionychogryphotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiosteosclerotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |