"Camellia sinensis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D028241
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.341.998.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Camellia sinensis- Camellia sinensis
- Camellia sinenses
- sinensis, Camellia
- Thea sinensis
- Thea sinenses
- sinensis, Thea
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Camellia sinensis" by people in Profiles.
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Polyphenols of Camellia sinenesis decrease mortality, hepatic injury and generation of cytokines and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species after hemorrhage/resuscitation in rats. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2010 Aug 24; 10:46.
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Green tea minimally affects biomarkers of inflammation in obese subjects with metabolic syndrome. Nutrition. 2011 Feb; 27(2):206-13.
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Green tea supplementation affects body weight, lipids, and lipid peroxidation in obese subjects with metabolic syndrome. J Am Coll Nutr. 2010 Feb; 29(1):31-40.
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Modern management of external genital warts. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2008 Jul; 12(3):185-92.
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Reduction of ciclosporin and tacrolimus nephrotoxicity by plant polyphenols. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2006 Nov; 58(11):1533-43.
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Oral administration of a decaffeinated green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract did not alter urinary 8-epi-prostaglandin F(2 alpha), a biomarker for in-vivo lipid peroxidation. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2005 Oct; 57(10):1365-9.