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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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. |