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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
EPICATECHIN-3,5-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 4.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-(3-O-METHYLGALLATE) 0 Leaf 47.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-O(3-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf 71.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-O-(4-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf 16.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 1 Leaf 20.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-6)EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 5.8 *
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-6)EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Plant 6.0 *
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-8)EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 3.6 *
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-8)EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Plant 4.0 *
EPICATECHIN-3-O-P-HYDROXY-BENZOATE 0 Leaf 4.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-(4-BETA-8)-3-O-GALLOYL 0 Leaf 50.0 *
EPICATECHIN-GALLATE 12 Leaf 5417.0 44000.0 *
EPICATECHOL 0 Shoot Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHOL-GALLATE 0 Shoot Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN 6 Leaf 10866.7 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-(4-BETA-8)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 28.0 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3,3'-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 3.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3,4'-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 3.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3,5-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 600.0 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-(3-O-METHYL-GALLATE) 0 Leaf 197.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antineuramidase 1 *
Antineurasthenic 1 *
Antineuritic 2 *
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 *
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 *