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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 |
|---|---|---|
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 1 | Ooishi, K., Kato, J., Hayamizu, K. 1994. Topoisomerase Inhibitors Containing Tannins, Especially Pedunculagin, for Treatment of Cancer. Patent, Japan Kokai Tokkyo Koho-06 72,885. 7pp. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Kashiwada, Y., Nonaka, G. I., Nishioka, I., Lee, J. H., Bori, I., Fukushima, Y., Bastow, K. F., Lee, K. H. 1993. Tannins as Potent Inhibitors of DNA Topoisomerase II in vitro. J Pharm Sci, 82: 487-492. |
| Vasodilator | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |