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Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BARRIGENOL-R1 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARRINGTOGENOL-C | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Shoot | 2100.0 | 2300.0 | 5.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOAXAZOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOTHIAZOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOXAZOLE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ACETATE | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 10100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Shoot | 900.0 | 1400.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-BUTYRATE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ETHYL-KETONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | 76.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 27.0 | 84.0 | -0.77 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CYCLOCITRAL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antialzheimeran? | 3 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamebic | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| Antiamnesic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamyloid-Beta | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianacarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antianginal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 9 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiapneic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiapoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |