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
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.