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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
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHOL | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| (-)-EPICATECHOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 18-BETA-HYDROXY-28-NOROLEAN-12,17-DIEN-16-ONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 24-METHYL-CHOLEST-7-ENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 24-METHYLENE-DAMMARENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 3-BETA-18-BETA-DIHYDROXY-28-NOROLEAN-12-EN-16-ONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXY-28-NOROLEAN-12,17-DIEN-16-ONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CAMELLIAGENIN-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CAMELLIAGENIN-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CAMELLIAGENIN-C | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CAMELLIDIN-I | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMELLIDIN-II | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMELLIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CYANDIN-3-P-COUMAROYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisecretory | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiseptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiurethrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| cAMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133. |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 2 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |