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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
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 *
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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.