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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

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
THEAFLAVIN-MONOGALLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEAFLAVIN-MONOGALLATE-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEAFLAVIN-MONOGALLATE-B 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEAFLAVONIN 0 Leaf not available 11.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEANINE 2 Anther 16000.0 29000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEANINE 2 Cotyledon not available 577.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEANINE 2 Leaf 5000.0 13500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEANINE 2 Seed not available 109.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEANINE 2 Shoot not available 63.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEANINE 2 Stem not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEARUBIGENS 0 Leaf 17000.0 59400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEARUBIGIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEARUBIGIN 0 Shoot 135600.0 157400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASAPONIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASAPONIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASINENSIN-A 0 Leaf 3.0 48718.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASINENSIN-B 0 Leaf 128.0 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASINENSIN-C 0 Leaf not available 70.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASINENSIN-D 0 Leaf not available 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASINENSIN-E 0 Leaf not available 14.0 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.