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Camellia sinensis

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Definition: Camellia sinensis L. (formerly Thea sinensis) is an evergreen Asiatic shrub of the THEACEAE family. The infusion of leaves of this plant is used as Oriental TEA which contains CAFFEINE; THEOPHYLLINE; and epigallocatechin gallate.  coord with TEA or specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent;   
See Also Tea
Other names sinensis, Thea; sinensis, Camellia; sinenses, Thea; sinenses, Camellia; Thea sinenses; Camellia sinenses; Thea sinensis
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Veregen  0   Catechin/*analogs & derivatives Camellia sinensis. Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2008 Feb 25;50(1280):15-6
green tea extract AR25  0   *Plant Extracts *Camellia sinensis. Phytomedicine 2002 Jan;9(1):3-8

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