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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
UREA 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERIC-ACID 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VICENIN-3 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-K-1 0 Leaf 3.0 17.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN 18 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
WATER 0 Leaf 40000.0 120000.0 -3.43 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
XANTHINE 1 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.
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Leaf not available 30.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *