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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-METHYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-N-BUTYL-QUINOLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-TERPINEOL | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-VINYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 44 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-6 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ALPHA-TIRUCALLA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | 12.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-DEHYDROSHIKIMIC-ACID-REDUCTASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ISOPROPYL-HEPTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 5-METHYL-2-PHENYL-HEX-2-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 5-METHYL-2-PHENYL-HEX-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-THIAZOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYLCYTOSINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,10-DIMETHYL-UNDECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,7-EPOXY-DIHYDROTHEASPIRANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,8-DI-C-BETA-D-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-APIGENIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 20.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 6-HYDROXY-DIHYDROTHEASPIRANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-KETO-28-HOMOBRASSINOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-KETO-28-NORBRASSINOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Congestant | 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. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Controlled | 1 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 15. |
| Convulsant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Copper-Chelator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coronary-Dilator | 1 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Culicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Activator | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytochrome-P488-Inducer | 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. |
| Cytoprotective | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |