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Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-HEX-CIS-3-ENOATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-HEX-CIS-3-ENONATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-METHYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-PROPIONATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-AL | 0 | Shoot | 5500.0 | 10300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-2-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXENOIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXOIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXYL-BUTYRATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXYL-FORMATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXYL-PHENYLACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYPOXANTHINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 189.0 | 1500.0 | 2.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOAMYL-ACETATE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antirhinitic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antischizophrenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisecretory | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiseptic | 37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiserotonergic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiserotoninic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 3 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antisindhis | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisinusitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antispasmodic | 31 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |