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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIENE-3,7-DIOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Anther not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf 85.2 13200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHOL 4 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf not available 2100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPI-GALLO-CATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIAFZELECHIN 2 Leaf not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIAFZELECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 37.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf 960.0 32500.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Stem 0.1 not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 8200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O(3-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-(4-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 16.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 7 Leaf 3077.0 3180.0 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
Antiacne 12 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAddisonian 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadenovirus 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiaflatoxin 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 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
Antiaggregant 19 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergenic 2 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antiallergic 13 J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569.
Antialopecic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.