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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-COUMARYLQUININC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CRESOL | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-ETHYL-ACETOPHENONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-ETHYL-PROPIOPHENONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTINS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 65000.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PEDUNCULAGIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| PENT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Shoot | 2100.0 | 2300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENT-CIS-2-EN-1-OL | 0 | Shoot | 1000.0 | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENT-CIS-3-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENT-CIS-3-EN-1-AL | 0 | Shoot | 2100.0 | 2300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTAN-1-OL | 0 | Shoot | 600.0 | 1100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Leaf | 50000.0 | 270000.0 | 2.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE | 2 | Shoot | 15200.0 | 17800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLACETALDEHUDE | 0 | Shoot | 15200.0 | 17800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLACETIC-ACID | 2 | Leaf | 1850.0 | 3130.0 | 1.00 | 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 * |