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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIENE-3,7-DIOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Anther *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf 85.2 13200.0 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Stem *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Tissue Culture *
(+)-CATECHOL 4 Tissue Culture *
(+)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Leaf *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf 2100.0 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Shoot *
(-)-EPI-GALLO-CATECHOL 0 Shoot *
(-)-EPIAFZELECHIN 2 Leaf 6.0 *
(-)-EPIAFZELECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf 37.0 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Flower *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf 960.0 32500.0 1.41 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Stem 0.1 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Tissue Culture *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-GALLATE 0 Leaf 8200.0 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O(3-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf 800.0 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-(4-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf 16.0 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 7 Leaf 3077.0 3180.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cytotoxic 14 *
Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Decongestant? 1 Eccles, R., et al. 1989. The effects of oral administration of (-)-menthol on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation of airflow in subjects suffering from nasal congestion associated with the common cold. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 652-654, 1990.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Dentifrice 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Deodorant 3 Merck 11th Edition
Dermal 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.
Dermatitigenic 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Detoxicant 5 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 *
Diaphoretic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Diaphoretic? 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 2 *
Diuretic 22 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Binder 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 2 *
Dye 2 Merck 11th Edition
Embryotoxic 2 *
Emetic 7 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.