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
KAEMPFEROL	75	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-RUTINOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	1010.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-GLUCOSYL-(1-3)-RHAMNOSYL-(1-6)-GALACTOSIDE	0	Leaf	700.0	1330.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RHAMNODIGLUCOSIDE	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE	4	Leaf	not available	4300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-GALLOCATECHIN	0	Leaf	not available	25974.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
L-GALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE	0	Leaf	not available	79920.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
L-PIPECOLIC-ACID	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID	7	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID	7	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN	13	Leaf	not available	65000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIGUSTRAZINE	3	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE	60	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL	0	Leaf	6.0	1984.0	0.73	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL	0	Shoot	4000.0	10300.0	1.65	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Leaf	6.0	1984.0	0.73	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Leaf Essent. Oil	82000.0	198400.0	0.56	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.