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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.
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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
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 *