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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 16.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
1-OCTANOL 0 Leaf *
2,3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf *
2,4,5-TRIMETHYL-THIAZOLE 0 Leaf *
2,4-DIMETHYL-ACETOPHENONE 0 Leaf *
2,4-DIMETHYL-PROPIOPHENONE 0 Leaf *
2,4-DIMETHYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf *
2,4-DIMETHYL-THIAZOLE 0 Leaf *
2,5-DIMETHYL-4-ETHYL-THIAZOLE 0 Leaf *
2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf *
2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf *
2,5-DIMETHYL-THIAZOLE 0 Leaf *
2,6,10,14-TETRAMETHYL-PENTADECANE 0 Leaf *
2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEX-2-EN-1,4-DIONE 0 Leaf *
2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEX-2-EN-1-ONE 0 Leaf *
2,6-DIEMTHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf *
2,6-DIEMTHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf *
2,6-DIMETHYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antileukemic 12 *
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene 4 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 *
Antilipolytic 3 *
Antilipoperoxidant 4 *
Antilisteria 1 *
Antilithic 4 *
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 *
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 *
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 *
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 *