Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
3,6-DIMETHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5,7-TRIEN-3-OL	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIEN-3,7-DIOL	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
3-ETHYL-PYRIDINE	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHOXY-PYRIDINE	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-PENTAN-2-OL	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-PYRIDINE	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-N-BUTYL-PYRIDINE	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-N-PROPYL-QUINOLINE	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENYL-PYRIDINE	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
30	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4,8-DIMETHYL-QUINOLINE	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,10-TRIENE-1-AL	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,1O-TRIEN-1-AL	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-GALLOCATECHOL	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	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-2-PHENYL-PENT-2-EN-1-AL	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-HEX-5-EN-4-OLIDE	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
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