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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,6-DIMETHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5,7-TRIEN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIEN-3,7-DIOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3-ETHYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHOXY-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-PENTAN-2-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-N-BUTYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-N-PROPYL-QUINOLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-PHENYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 30 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4,8-DIMETHYL-QUINOLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,10-TRIENE-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ETHYL-7,11-DIMETHYL-DODECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-6,1O-TRIEN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-GALLOCATECHOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-2-PHENYL-PENT-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-HEX-5-EN-4-OLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinogenic | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Insulinotonic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-1-alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interleukin-6-mRNA-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 24 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Larvicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 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. |
| Laxative? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |