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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
1,2,3-TRIMETHOXY-5-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,2,3-TRIMETHOXY-5-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,2,3-TRIMETHOXY-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,2,4-TRIHYDROXY-BENZENE 1 Leaf *
1,2,5-TRIHYDROXY-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-4-ETHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,3,4-TRIHYDROXY-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,3,5-TRIHYDROXY-BENZENE 1 Leaf *
1,3-DIACETYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,4,6-TRI-O-GAALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 5.0 *
1,4,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 100.0 *
1,4,6-TRI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 5.0 10.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
1,4-DIACETYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf *
1,5,5,9-TETRAMETHYL-BICYCLO-(4,3,0)-NON-8-EN-7-ONE 0 Leaf *
1-ALPHA-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 30.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
1-ALPHA-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Plant *
1-EPICATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Leaf 8000.0 16650.0 *
1-O-GALLOYL-4,6-(-)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 30.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Sweetener 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Tachycardic 2 Martindale's 29th
Teratogenic 4 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Teratologic 2 *
Termiticide 5 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Termitifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Testosterone-Inducer 1 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thermogenic 2 *
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Thyroid-Peroxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Tineacide 1 Martindale's 29th
Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor 1 *
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 6 *
TOPO-2-Inhibitor 1 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 8 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 9 *
Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Tracheorelaxant 2 *
Tranquilizer 4 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.