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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
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-BUTYRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-CAPROATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-HEXANOATE 0 Shoot 200.0 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-FORMATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-HEX-TRANS-2-ENOATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-HEX-TRANS-2-ENONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENYL-PROPIONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 11300.0 254800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Shoot 20900.0 31000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Shoot 400.0 600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-BUTYRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-FORMATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-HEXANOATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-ENYL-PROPIONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-3-ENYL-ACETATE 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
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (pesticides) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 13 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiembolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiemetic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antiemphysemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalitic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 6 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antienteritic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.