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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYL-ALCOHOL 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCAPRONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOGIBBERELLIN-A-3 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available 1820.0 2.45 Duke, 1992 *
ISOSCHAFTOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ISOTHEFLAVIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALERALDEHYDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVITEXIN 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONE 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID 0 Anther not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Anther not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFERITRIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available 520.0 1.89 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Plant 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
Allergenic 29 Martindale's 29th
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analeptic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Analgesic 18 Martindale's 28th
Analgesic-Synergist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 12 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Ankylostomacide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anorexic 2 Martindale's 28th
Ant-Repellent 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th