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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
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
MYRICETIN 34 Leaf not available 340.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN-3-GALACTOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MYRICETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N,N-DIMETHYL-BENZYLAMINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-1-DOTRIACONTANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
N-1-TRIACONTANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
N-ETHYL-ACETAMIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ETHYL-ANILINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ETHYL-PROPIONAMIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEXADECANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEXANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEXYL-ALCOHOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYL-ANILINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-OCTYL-ALCOHOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-P-COUMAROYL-GLUTAMIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-P-COUMARYL-GLUTAMIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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.