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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
EPICATECHIN-3,5-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 4.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-(3-O-METHYLGALLATE) 0 Leaf not available 47.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-O(3-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 71.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-O-(4-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 16.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 1 Leaf not available 20.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-6)EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 5.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-6)EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Plant not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-8)EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 3.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-8)EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Plant not available 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-3-O-P-HYDROXY-BENZOATE 0 Leaf not available 4.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHIN-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-(4-BETA-8)-3-O-GALLOYL 0 Leaf not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-GALLATE 12 Leaf 5417.0 44000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPICATECHOL-GALLATE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN 6 Leaf not available 10866.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-(4-BETA-8)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 28.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3,3'-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 3.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3,4'-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 3.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3,5-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-(3-O-METHYL-GALLATE) 0 Leaf not available 197.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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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
Antiosteosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiotitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 63 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant (LDL) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipeptic 2 25 Dispensatory
Antiperiodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 3 Duke, 1992 *