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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hypocholesterolemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypoglycemic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Immunostimulant | 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. |
| Insectifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Interferonogenic | 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. |
| Irritant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Myostimulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Teratogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |