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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
NADP-DEPENDENT-ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN 56 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN-FRUCTOSYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERAL 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROL 10 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Shoot 800.0 1200.0 3.24 Duke, 1992 *
NH3 0 Leaf not available 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 46.0 76.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTIFLORIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-TRANS-2,CIS-6-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-AL 0 Shoot 400.0 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-CRESOL 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schistosomicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 18 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Serotonin-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 1 Martindale's 29th
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Soporific 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Spasmogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Spasmolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Spermicide 2 Martindale's 28th
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sprout-Inhibitor 2 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Stimulant 4 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.
Stomachic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Styptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sunscreen 7 Jim Duke's personal files.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Suppurative 1 Duke, 1992 *