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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food

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View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(+)-3-(S)-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIENE-3,7-DIOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Anther not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf 85.2 13200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHOL 4 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf not available 2100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPI-GALLO-CATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIAFZELECHIN 2 Leaf not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIAFZELECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 37.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf 960.0 32500.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Stem 0.1 not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 8200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O(3-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-(4-O-METHYL)-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 16.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 7 Leaf 3077.0 3180.0 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
Vasodilator 20 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Vermifuge 3 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vitamin-A-Activity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 10 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 17 Duke, 1992 *