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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-O-BETA-1-ARABINOPYRANOSIDE-MYOINOSITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-O-BETA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSIDE-MYOINOSITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-O-BETA-L-ARABINOSIDE-MYOINOSITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYL-PYRIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Shoot | 1000.0 | 1300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSPINASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSPINASTEROL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSPINASTERONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 22,23-DIHYDROSPINASTERONE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24(S)-ETHYL-BRASSINONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-ETHYL-BRASSINONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-DAMMARENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 28-NORBRASSINOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-O-GALLATE-PRODELPHINIDIN-B-2 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 147.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-OXO-BETA-IONONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-OXO-BETA-IONONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIMETHOXY-ACETOPHENONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,5-DIMETHYL-2-ETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Nephrotoxic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Neurodepressant | 1 | 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. |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuropathogenic | 1 | 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. |
| Neuroprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 3 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nociceptive | 1 | 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. |
| Nodulation-Signal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ophthalmic-Antialkali | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 7 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 3 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |