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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UREA | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VICENIN-3 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VITAMIN-K-1 | 0 | Leaf | 3.0 | 17.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VITEXIN | 18 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | 40000.0 | 120000.0 | -3.43 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| XANTHINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ZEAXANTHIN | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | not available | 30.0 | -0.34 | 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 * |