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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
LINALOOL 53 Shoot 4000.0 10300.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-(CIS-FURANOID) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-(CIS-PYRANOID) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-(TRANS-FURANOID) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-(TRANS-PYRANOID) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-B 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-C 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-I 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-II 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-III 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-OXIDE-IV 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOLIOLIDE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LOLIOLIDE 2 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Seed 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
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticytotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 5 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 5 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 5 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 10 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidiarrheic 4 Martindale's 29th
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
Antidote 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.