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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |