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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
2-ACETYL-FURAN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-PYRROLE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-AMINO-5-(N-ETHYL-CARBOXAMIDO)-PENTANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-3,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-3,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-6-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-2,6,6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXYLIDEN-1-ACETOLACTONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-5-ETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-6-ETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BENZOTHIAZOLE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PENTAN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-O-(BETA-1-ARABINOPYRANOSYL)-MYOINOSITOL 0 Leaf not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-O-(BETA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL)-MYOINOSITOL 0 Leaf not available 4000.0 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
Phagocytotic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Pheromonal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Photoactive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Phytoalexin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Phytohormonal 1 Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
PKC-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Poultice 1 Martindale's 29th
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Progestational 1 Duke, 1992 *
Proliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *