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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
6-KETO-BRASSINOLIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6-METHYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-C-ASCORBYL-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 11.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENINE 11 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALANINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BETA-HEXENAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-DAMASCONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-DIHYDROERGOSTEROL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-IONONE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-IONONE 5 Shoot 300.0 500.0 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
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 *