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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHYL-LACTATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-OCTANOATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PHENYLACETATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUPHOL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUPHOL | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 20000.0 | 165000.0 | 2.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 87000.0 | 300000.0 | 1.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOL-GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Leaf | 500.0 | 4400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOLS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 400.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORIDE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 188.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-ALCOHOL | 1 | 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. |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALEGINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Leaf | not available | 3500.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihemorrhoidal | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antihepatitic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 17 | Okuda, T., Yoshida, T., and Hatano, T. Antioxidant Effects of Tannins and Related Polyphenols. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.7 p.93. |
| Antiherpetic | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 16 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| AntiHIV | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihydrocoele | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |