Organisms

Camellia sinensis

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.

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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.

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5 entry terms
  • Thea sinensis
  • Camellia sinenses
  • Thea sinenses
  • sinensis, Camellia
  • sinensis, Thea

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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for the beverage, use TEA

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History Note

2002; use TEA 1999-2001

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  • Theales (1999-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.341w.998w.500w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Camellia sinensis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028241. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028241
  2. Camellia sinensis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_sinensis
  3. Camellia sinensis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101815