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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3,6-DIMETHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5,7-TRIEN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIEN-3,7-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-ETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHOXY-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-PENTAN-2-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-N-BUTYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-N-PROPYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
30 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4,8-DIMETHYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,10-TRIENE-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,1O-TRIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-2-PHENYL-PENT-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-HEX-5-EN-4-OLIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
(+)-Inotropic 2 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Singla*, A.K. Pathak, K. 1989. Phytoconstituents of Euphorbia species. Fitoterapia 61(6): 483-508, 1990.
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 18 Duke, 1992 *
Acetyl-CoA-Carboxylase-Inhibitor 2 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Addictive 1 Science News, 145: 294.
Adenosine-Antagonist 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 24 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 12 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.
Allelopathic 1 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.