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Common Names
Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| DAMMARADIENOL | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| DELTA-7-AVENASTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| DELTA-7-STIGMASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ELLAGITANNIN | 8 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| EUPHOL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 640000.0 | 670000.0 | 2.13 | Wealth of India. |
| FLAVAN-3-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| GENIN-D | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| GERMANICOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| HYACINTHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 554880.0 | 580890.0 | 3.80 | Wealth of India. |
| PECTIN | 24 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| PEDUNCULAGIN | 9 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSI-TARAXASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| TARAXASTEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| TARAXEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| TELLIMIGRANDIN-I | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| THEOBROMINE | 21 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Singla*, A.K. Pathak, K. 1989. Phytoconstituents of Euphorbia species. Fitoterapia 61(6): 483-508, 1990. |
| Allergenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiallergic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticellulitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiedemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |