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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Shoot | 700.0 | 1000.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMINO-ACIDS | 0 | Leaf | 40000.0 | 53000.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMMONIA | 0 | Leaf | not available | 400.0 | -1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMMONIA(NH3) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 400.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANGELIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANILINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRIN | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASSAMICAIN-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | 58.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASSAMICAIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | 77.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASSAMICAIN-C | 0 | Leaf | not available | 34.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 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 * |