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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
GALLOCATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-EPICATECHIN 0 Leaf not available 37.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 1 Leaf not available 1880.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLOCATECHOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL 13 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.
GERANIOL 35 Leaf 2.0 2546.0 0.95 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Leaf Essent. Oil 31600.0 254600.0 1.48 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Shoot 800.0 1200.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMANICOL 0 Seed Oil not available 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMANIUM 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-1 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-19 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-20 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-3 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-38 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-44 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-8 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIN-A-S 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOTHEASAPONIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMINE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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 *