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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,6-DIMETHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5,7-TRIEN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIEN-3,7-DIOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3-ETHYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHOXY-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-PENTAN-2-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-N-BUTYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-N-PROPYL-QUINOLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-PHENYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 30 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4,8-DIMETHYL-QUINOLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,10-TRIENE-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,1O-TRIEN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-GALLOCATECHOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-2-PHENYL-PENT-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-HEX-5-EN-4-OLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aphidifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 3 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Arrhythmigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 3 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 3 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Ataxigenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bactericide | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 12 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |