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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
1,2,3-TRIMETHOXY-5-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,3-TRIMETHOXY-5-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,3-TRIMETHOXY-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,4-TRIHYDROXY-BENZENE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,5-TRIHYDROXY-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-4-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,4-TRIHYDROXY-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,5-TRIHYDROXY-BENZENE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3-DIACETYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4,6-TRI-O-GAALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,4,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 5.0 10.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1,4-DIACETYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,5,5,9-TETRAMETHYL-BICYCLO-(4,3,0)-NON-8-EN-7-ONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-ALPHA-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available 30.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-ALPHA-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-EPICATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Leaf 8000.0 16650.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(-)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available 30.0 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
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillus 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 57 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibradiquinic 1 Fitoterapia No.61: 277, 1990.
Antibradyarrhythmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antibronchitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Anticancer 16 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 4 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *