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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Leaf Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Leaf *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Shoot 700.0 1000.0 0.75 *
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf *
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Leaf 40000.0 53000.0 -0.33 *
AMMONIA 0 Leaf 400.0 -1.30 *
AMMONIA(NH3) 0 Leaf 400.0 -1.00 *
ANGELIC-ACID 1 Plant *
ANILINE 0 Leaf *
APIGENIN 101 Leaf *
ARGININE 14 Plant *
AROMADENDRIN 3 Shoot *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf *
ASPARAGIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ASPARAGINE 2 Plant *
ASSAMICAIN-A 0 Leaf 58.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
ASSAMICAIN-B 0 Leaf 77.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
ASSAMICAIN-C 0 Leaf 34.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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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 *
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 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 3 *
NO-Genic 3 *
NO-Inhibitor 5 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 2 *
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 *
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 *
Oxidant 3 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.