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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
3,6-DIMETHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5,7-TRIEN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIEN-3,7-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-ETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHOXY-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-PENTAN-2-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-N-BUTYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-N-PROPYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
30 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4,8-DIMETHYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,10-TRIENE-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,1O-TRIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-2-PHENYL-PENT-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-HEX-5-EN-4-OLIDE 0 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
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.