An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHYL-LACTATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-OCTANOATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PHENYLACETATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUPHOL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUPHOL | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 20000.0 | 165000.0 | 2.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 87000.0 | 300000.0 | 1.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOL-GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Leaf | 500.0 | 4400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOLS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 400.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORIDE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 188.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-ALCOHOL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALEGINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Leaf | not available | 3500.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOCATECHIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | 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. |