Camellia sinensis Chai Green tea

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Camellia sinensis
Scientific Name and Description
Camellia sinensis (L.) O.KUNTZE
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze
Camellia thea L.
Camellia angustifolia Hung T. Chang
Camellia arborescens Hung T. Chang & F. L. Yu
Camellia assamica (J. W. Masters) Hung T. Chang
Camellia dehungensis Hung T. Chang & B. H. Chen
Camellia dishiensis F. C. Zhang et al.
Camellia longlingensis F. C. Zhang et al.
Camellia multisepala Hung T. Chang & Y. J. Tang
Camellia oleosa (Loureiro) Rehder
Camellia parvisepala Hung T. Chang.
Camellia parvisepaloides Hung T. Chang & H. S. Wang.
Camellia polyneura Hung T.Chang, Y.J.Tan & P.S.Wang
Camellia thea Link
Camellia theifera Griffith
Camellia waldeniae S. Y. Hu
Thea assamica J. W. Masters
Thea bohea L.
Thea cantonensis Loureiro
Thea chinensis Sims
Thea cochinchinensis Loureiro
Thea grandifolia Salisbury
Thea olearia Loureiro ex Gomes
Thea oleosa Loureiro
Thea parvifolia Salisb.
Thea sinensis L.
Thea viridis L.
Theaphylla cantonensis (Loureiro) Rafinesque

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi Chai, cay, cha, chai, chaipati, chha
Tamil Tey, karupputteyilai, pachaitteyilai, teyilai, thayilai, theyilai
Telugu Thea, nallateyaku, teyaaku, teyaku, theyaku, tiyaku
Marathi Cha, Chaha
Common name tea plant, tea shrub, tea tree,
Chinese chá shù (茶树) or chá yè (茶叶), souchong
Kannada ca, caha, cha, cha soppu, chaha, chaha soppu, tea soppu, thesoppu, theyale
Malayalam caya, chaya, teyila
Sanskrit caha, chaha, chavika, chaya, syamaparni
Urdu chai, chai siyah
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Chinese
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Flowers
Ethnopharmacology use

Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Tree Root, flower Coughing up With blood General Kayani et al. 2014


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Herbs Medicinal Activity

Herbs Medical Indications

References

Literature

Literature
Kayani et al. 2014
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Research

Citations

Herb citations

Camellia sinensis. (2024, June 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_sinensis