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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
O-QUINONE 0 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.
O-TOLUIDENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-TOLUIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-XYLENOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-ENOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-ENOIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTA-TRANS-3-CIS-5-DIEN-2-ONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-2-ONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OOLONGHOMOBISFLAVAN-A 0 Leaf not available 10.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
OOLONGHOMOBISFLAVAN-B 0 Leaf not available 7.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
OOLONGTHEANIN 0 Leaf not available 1.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
OPCS 25 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Leaf 2192.0 10000.0 -0.18 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
Antitonsilitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrichinosic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitriglyceride 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
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antituberculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 31 Huang, M-T., and Ferraro, T. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Cancer Prevention. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.2 p.21.
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 5 Duke, 1992 *