Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Tea

Plant

Family

Tea family (Theaceae)

English

Tea, Black tea, Bohea tea, China tea, Chinese tea, Common tea, Green tea, Oolong tea, Pekoe, Tea, Tea camellia, Tea plant

Latin

Camellia sinensis (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Camellia bohea (L.) Sweet, Camellia thea Link., Camellia viridis Sweet, Thea bohea L., Thea chinensis Sims, Thea sinensis Linn., Thea stricta Hayne, Camellia sinensis Kuntze, Camellia bohea Griff., Camellia thea Lk., Camellia viridis Lk., Thea chinensis L., Thea sinensis, Thea vitidis L.

Plantparts

foliage, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Adstringent, Aids digestion, Alopecia, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-alopecic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-caries, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-fatigue, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-Lithic, Anti-Migraine, Anti-Oxidant, antiseptic, asthma, Astrigent, astringent, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, Baldness, benificial effect on the digestion, cardiac, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiotonic, Caries, Cavities, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, Chronic pain, CNS-Stimulant, concretion, Dental Analgesic, Dental caries, Dental pain, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Dieting, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disinfectant, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dyslipidemia, Dyspepsia, Enhances immune resistance, Enhance the color of the hair, Eupeptic, exhaustion, faintness, Fatigue, feebleness, formation of calculus, General inflammation, General inflammations, Gentle diuretic, Gently excitant, Good for digestion, good for the heart, Hair loss, Heart restorative, heart tonic, hidrotic, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, immune enhangement, Immune weakness, Immunostimulant, improves digestion, Imune activation, Imune stimulant, increase growth of the hair, indigestion, Induce sweating, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Listlessness, lithiasis, Lose weight, loss of hair, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Megrin, migraine, Migraine Headache, mild diuretic, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain-relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Pick-me-up, Poor digestion, positive influence on the imune system, Promotes digestion, Promoting growth of hair, Psychostimulants, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, slimming remedy, Stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to the central nervous system, stimulates digestion, Stimulates the immune system, stimulating, Stomatitis, sudorific, sweat-inducing, tiredness, Tooth ache, Tooth decay, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Warming digestive, weakness, weariness, weight-reducing

Cancer

Anticancer (Breast), Anticancer (Lung), Anticancer (Mammary), Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, Anti-neoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Breast cancer, Lung cancer, Lung carcinoma, Neoplasm, Ovarian cancer, tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, spice, tea substitute

Other uses

against lice, colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Lice, Louse, Pediculicide, Used to dye different types of fibres, Used to treat lice (Pediculus humanus capitus)

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical used in West Bank, Palestine, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 (-)-Epicatechin, (+)-Catechol, (z)-Beta-Ocimene, 1,2,3-Trimethoxy-5-Methyl-Benzene, 1,2-Dimethoxy-Benzene, 1-Octanol, 2-Nonanol, 2-Phenylethyl-Alcohol, 3-Octanol, 4-Anisaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, acetic acid, Acetoin, Acetone, Acetophenone, adenine, Alanine, alkaloid, allantoin, Alpha-Amyrin, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Terpineol, aluminium, Amino acid, ammonia, angelic acid, Aniline, Apigenin, arginine, ascorbic acid, asparagine, Aspartic acid, Astragalin, Benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, Benzyl alcohol, Beta-Sesquiphellandrene, Beta-Sitosterol, Butan-2-Ol, Butyraldehyde, Butyric acid, caffeic acid, caffeine, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, carotenoid, carvacrol, Caryophyllene, Catechin, catechol tannine, Chlorogenic acid, chlorophyll, Cinnamic acid, Citronellol, Copper, Cryptoxanthin, Cysteine, Cystine, D,L-Catechin, dextrin, Dietary mineral, Dimethyl sulfide, Diphenylamine, Epicatechin, Erucic acid, essential oil, Ethyl acetate, eugenol, Farnesol, fat, Fibres, flavonoid, Flavonol glycoside, flavonols, Fluoride, fluorine, galegine, gallic acid, Gallocatechol, Geranial, Geraniol, Germanium, Gibberellin, Glutamine, Glycine, Guaiacol, Heptanal, Hexanal, Hexanoic acid, Histidine, hyperoside, Hypoxanthine, inositol, iron, Isoamyl alcohol, Isobutyraldehyde, Isoquercetin, Isovaleraldehyde, jasmone, Kaempferol, Lauric acid, Leucine, Lignin, limonene, linalool, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lupeol, lutein, Lycopene, Lysine, magnesium, malic acid, manganese, M-Cresol, menthol, methyl salicylate, Methylamine, mineral, myrcene, Myristic acid, N,N-Dimethyl-Benzylamine, N-1-Triacontanol, Naringenin, Natural rubber, Neochlorogenic acid, Neral, Nerol, Nerolidol, N-Hexadecane, N-Hexanol, Niacin, N-Methyl-Aniline, Nonan-1-Al, O-Cresol, Oleic acid, Oligomeric proanthocyanidins, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Pantothenic acid, P-Cresol, pectin, Phenethyl alcohol, phenol, Phenylacetic acid, phosphorus, Phytosterol, Polyphenol, potassium, Proline, Propionaldehyde, Propionic acid, protein, Pseudo-taraxasterol, Pyridine, Pyridoxine, Quercetin, quercitrin, rutin, Safrole, salicylate, salicylic acid, saponin, Serine, Silicon dioxide, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, Sulfur, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, Taraxerol, Terpinen-4-Ol, Theobromine, Threonine, thymol, Trans,Trans-Alpha-Farnesene, Trans-Beta-Ocimene, Triacontanol, Umbelliferone, valeric acid, Valine, Vegetable oil, violaxanthin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, Vitamin K1, Vitexin, water, Xanthine, Zeaxanthin, zinc, Α-ionone, Β-amyrin, Β-Carotene, Β-ionone, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn5580

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