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
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-BUTYRATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-HEX-CIS-3-ENOATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-HEX-CIS-3-ENONATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-METHYL-BUTYRATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-PROPIONATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-AL	0	Shoot	5500.0	10300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-2-OL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXENOIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXOIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-BUTYRATE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-FORMATE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-PHENYLACETATE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE	30	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HYPOXANTHINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE	15	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
INOSITOL	8	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	189.0	1500.0	2.88	Duke, 1992 *
ISOAMYL-ACETATE	2	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.