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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
P-COUMARYLQUININC-ACID 0 Plant *
P-CRESOL 8 Leaf *
P-ETHYL-ACETOPHENONE 0 Leaf *
P-ETHYL-PROPIOPHENONE 0 Leaf *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Leaf *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed Oil *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Leaf *
PECTINS 0 Leaf 65000.0 1.00 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PEDUNCULAGIN 9 Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PENT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Leaf *
PENT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Shoot 2100.0 2300.0 *
PENT-CIS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Shoot 1000.0 1400.0 *
PENT-CIS-3-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf *
PENT-CIS-3-EN-1-AL 0 Shoot 2100.0 2300.0 *
PENTAN-1-OL 0 Shoot 600.0 1100.0 *
PHENOL 26 Leaf *
PHENOLS 0 Leaf 50000.0 270000.0 2.45 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE 2 Shoot 15200.0 17800.0 *
PHENYLACETALDEHUDE 0 Shoot 15200.0 17800.0 *
PHENYLACETIC-ACID 2 Leaf 1850.0 3130.0 1.00 *
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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.