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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYL-ALCOHOL | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCAPRONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOGIBBERELLIN-A-3 | 0 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Leaf | not available | 1820.0 | 2.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOSCHAFTOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ISOTHEFLAVIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVALERALDEHYDE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVITEXIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Anther | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Anther | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFERITRIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | 520.0 | 1.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Capillarigenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Capillariprotective | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Capillaritonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardiac | 1 | 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. |
| Cardiodepressant | 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. |
| Cardioprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Carminative | 8 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 4 | Abstract (See species file) |
| cGMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cGMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Chelator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |