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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
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-O-P-HYDROXY-BENZOATE 0 Leaf not available 3.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-GALLATE 2 Leaf 15900.0 16600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHOL 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHOL-GALLATE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN 21 Leaf 880.0 31000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3,3'-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 9.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3,4'-DI-O-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 9.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-GALLATE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-CINNAMATE 0 Leaf not available 13.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE 8 Leaf 7140.0 54300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-P-COUMAROATE 0 Leaf 38.4 83.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 41 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHOL-GALLATE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-GALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available 1880.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-QUINIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(DL)-GALLOCATECHIN 0 Leaf not available 12876.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
(R)-LINALOOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1',2'-DIHYDRO-1',2'-EPOXY-BETA-IONONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1',2'-DIHYDROXY-1',2'-THREO-BETA-IONONE 0 Leaf not available not available 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 *