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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUAIACOL | 18 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPT-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTA-2-TRANS-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Shoot | 600.0 | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTA-TRANS-2-TRANSDIEN-4-1-AL | 0 | Shoot | 600.0 | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | 200.0 | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-1-AL | 0 | Shoot | 200.0 | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-2-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTANAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 370.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 21500.0 | 150000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Shoot | 900.0 | 1300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cholesterolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choline-Sparing | 2 | Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217. |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ciliotoxic | 1 | 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. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 8 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Comedolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| COMP-Inhibitor | 5 | Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045. |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |