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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-ACETYL-FURAN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-PYRROLE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-AMINO-5-(N-ETHYL-CARBOXAMIDO)-PENTANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-3,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-3,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-6-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-2,6,6-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXYLIDEN-1-ACETOLACTONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-5-ETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-6-ETHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BENZOTHIAZOLE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PENTAN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-O-(BETA-1-ARABINOPYRANOSYL)-MYOINOSITOL 0 Leaf not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-O-(BETA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL)-MYOINOSITOL 0 Leaf not available 4000.0 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
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.