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
PROTEIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Shoot	not available	69000.0	-1.27	Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID	43	Shoot	not available	2.6	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Plant	not available	7.5	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN	176	Shoot	not available	1.3	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN	87	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.
SAFRANAL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	4000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLALDEHYDE	5	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	4200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SULFATE	0	Shoot	not available	1100.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID	6	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Shoot	not available	44000.0	-0.83	Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL	71	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	2200.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
UNDECAN-1-AL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	6200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID	24	Shoot	not available	0.8	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-C	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
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.