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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
CHONDRILLASTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-JASMONE 0 Leaf not available 20.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-JASMONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 500.0 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-JASMONENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Shoot 600.0 1600.0 2.82 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE 0 Shoot 600.0 1600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL-ALPHA 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Leaf not available 20.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOHEXANONES 0 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CYSTEINE 13 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D,L-CATECHIN 0 Leaf not available 2664.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DAMMARADIENOL 3 Seed Oil not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIENE-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf 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
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineuropathic? 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 7 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosating 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiodontalgic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antionychogryphotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiophidic 6 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *