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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food
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
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
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 *