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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

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 Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-BUTYRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-CAPROATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-HEXANOATE 0 Shoot 200.0 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-FORMATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-HEX-TRANS-2-ENOATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-HEX-TRANS-2-ENONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-PROPIONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 11300.0 254800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Shoot 20900.0 31000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Shoot 400.0 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-BUTYRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-FORMATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-HEXANOATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-PROPIONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-ACETATE 0 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
Antileukemic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphocytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 4 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antimalarial 4 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
Antimange 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *