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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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 * |