Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Tea

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ETHYL-LACTATE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-OCTANOATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-PHENYLACETATE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-PYRAZINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL	76	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL	76	Fruit Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUPHOL	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUPHOL	1	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FARNESOL	17	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	20000.0	165000.0	2.16	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	87000.0	300000.0	1.71	Duke, 1992 *
FLAVONOL-GLYCOSIDES	0	Leaf	500.0	4400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FLAVONOLS	0	Leaf	not available	400.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
FLUORIDE	3	Leaf	not available	188.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
FURFURYL-ALCOHOL	1	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.
GADOLEIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GADOLEIC-ACID	0	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GALEGINE	4	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
GALLIC-ACID	62	Leaf	not available	3500.0	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *
GALLOCATECHIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Cytotoxic	14	Duke, 1992 *
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	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol)	1	Duke, 1992 *
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	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	22	Duke, 1992 *
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	Duke, 1992 *
Dye	2	Merck 11th Edition
Embryotoxic	2	Duke, 1992 *
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.