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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.
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
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-CINNAMATE 0 Leaf not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 3 Leaf not available 224.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-6)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 4.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-6)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-8)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE-(4-BETA-8)-EPICATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 44.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-P-CAFFEOATE 0 Leaf not available 2.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-P-COUMARATE 0 Leaf not available 83.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 3 Leaf 16600.0 54300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALLOCATECHOL-GALLATE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPITHEAFLAGALLIN 0 Leaf 6.0 74.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EPITHEAFLAGALLIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 17.0 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EPITHEAFLAVIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPITHEAFLAVIC-ACID-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID 2 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHER 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-3-HYDROXY-BUTYRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-ACETATE 6 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
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antispastic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistaphylococcic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antistreptococcic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 2 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
Antisunburn 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 4 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
Antitartar 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
Antithyroid 5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antithyrotoxic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiTNF 1 Duke, 1992 *