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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cGMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Digitalic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fetotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLavor | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| FPTase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungicide | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |