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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
TIRUCALLA-7,24-DIENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIRUCALLA-7-24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIRUCALLOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIRUCALLOL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS,TRANS-ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS,TRANS-ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-2-OCTENAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-GERANIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Leaf 2.0 423.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Shoot 1500.0 4300.0 2.65 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 31800.0 42300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE 0 Shoot 1500.0 4300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTAN-1-OL 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICETIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICETINIDIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYPHASTEROL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDECA-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 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
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 *