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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(+)-3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIENE-3,7-DIOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Anther not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf 85.2 13200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHOL 4 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf not available 2100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPI-GALLO-CATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIAFZELECHIN 2 Leaf not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIAFZELECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 37.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf 960.0 32500.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Stem 0.1 not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 8200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O(3-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-(4-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 16.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 7 Leaf 3077.0 3180.0 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
Antigastrotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigenotoxic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigiardial 1 Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
Antigingivitic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiglutamaergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigonadotrophic 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotropic 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigranulocytopenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigrey 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiGTF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihalitosic 3 American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993.
Antihangover 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 2 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.