Plant Aspalathus linearis (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
FLUORIDE	3	Plant	0.4	1.7	-0.57	Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID	62	Leaf	not available	44000.0	0.70	Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID	62	Shoot	not available	44000.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-NONALACTONE	2	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	3200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-OCTALACTONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	4200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE	11	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-ACETONE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL	18	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL	18	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	240000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL	18	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPT-1-EN-3-OL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	2000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPT-2-EN-1-AL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPT-2-EN-1-OL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	5000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPT-4-EN-1-AL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	2000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPTA-2,4-DIEN-1-AL-ISOMER-A	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	24600.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPTA-2,4-DIEN-1-AL-ISOMER-B	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	27700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-1-AL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-1-OL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-2-OL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	9600.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEPTAN-2-ONE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	6400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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.