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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-O-BETA-1-ARABINOPYRANOSIDE-MYOINOSITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-O-BETA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSIDE-MYOINOSITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-O-BETA-L-ARABINOSIDE-MYOINOSITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Shoot | 1000.0 | 1300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSPINASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSPINASTEROL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSPINASTERONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSPINASTERONE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24(S)-ETHYL-BRASSINONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-ETHYL-BRASSINONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-DAMMARENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 28-NORBRASSINOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-O-GALLATE-PRODELPHINIDIN-B-2 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 147.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-OXO-BETA-IONONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-OXO-BETA-IONONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIMETHOXY-ACETOPHENONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,5-DIMETHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 9 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitussive | 3 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Antitympanitic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiulcer | 28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiurethrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivulvitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiwrinkle | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |