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	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
6-KETO-BRASSINOLIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
6-METHYL-QUINOLINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-C-ASCORBYL-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE	0	Leaf	not available	11.2	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE	6	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETOIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE	3	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ADENINE	11	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALANINE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN	12	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN	10	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BETA-HEXENAL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-DAMASCONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-DIHYDROERGOSTEROL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-IONONE	5	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-IONONE	5	Shoot	300.0	500.0	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