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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
4-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-N-BUTYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-TERPINEOL 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
44 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-6 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ALPHA-TIRUCALLA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed Oil not available 12.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-DEHYDROSHIKIMIC-ACID-REDUCTASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ISOPROPYL-HEPTAN-2-ONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-METHYL-2-PHENYL-HEX-2-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-METHYL-2-PHENYL-HEX-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYL-THIAZOLE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYLCYTOSINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6,10-DIMETHYL-UNDECAN-2-ONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6,7-EPOXY-DIHYDROTHEASPIRANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6,8-DI-C-BETA-D-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-APIGENIN 0 Leaf not available 20.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6-HYDROXY-DIHYDROTHEASPIRANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-KETO-28-HOMOBRASSINOLIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-KETO-28-NORBRASSINOLIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *