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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-KETO-BRASSINOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 6-METHYL-QUINOLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-C-ASCORBYL-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 11.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETONE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENINE | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BETA-HEXENAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-DAMASCONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-DIHYDROERGOSTEROL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-IONONE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-IONONE | 5 | Shoot | 300.0 | 500.0 | 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 * |