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Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BARRIGENOL-R1 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARRINGTOGENOL-C | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Shoot | 2100.0 | 2300.0 | 5.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOAXAZOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOTHIAZOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOXAZOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ACETATE | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 10100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Shoot | 900.0 | 1400.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-BUTYRATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ETHYL-KETONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | 76.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 27.0 | 84.0 | -0.77 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CYCLOCITRAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | 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. |