Steinmetz:Camellia
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Camellia sinensis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Theaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- India (especially Assam)
- Java
- Sumatra
- Ceylon
- China
- Japan
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- theine
- caffeine
- xanthene
- theophylline
- essential oil
- tannic acid
- gallic acid
- quercitin
- Action
- diuretic
- stimulant
- astringent
- refrigerant
- analgesic
- soothing
- sudorific
- narcotic; well-known beverage. The seeds
- which contain a non-drying fatty oil
- are used for various industrial purposes
- such as soap manufacture
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