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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
QUERCIMERITRIN 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 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.
QUINIC-ACID 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOLINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 8.0 12.0 -0.12 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RUTIN 87 Leaf 1200.0 1580.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
S-METHYL-METHIONINE 0 Leaf 70.0 245.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SAFRANAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAFROLE 29 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLALDEHYDE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLATES 7 Leaf 5.0 65.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICA 0 Leaf not available 240.0 -1.38 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 300.0 500.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
SPINASTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SPINASTERONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SPINASTERONE 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Leaf not available 5000.0 -0.82 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 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
Antihypotensive 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihysteric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiichthyosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiincontinence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 46 Martindale's 28th
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 3 Martindale's 28th