Question 1

Vernacular names

Accepted Answer

English (2) :souchong, tea
Hindi (5) :cay, chai, chaipati, cha, chha
Kannada (9) :cha, cha soppu, chaha, chaha soppu, tea soppu, ca, caha, thesoppu, theyale
Malayalam (3) :teyila, caya, chaya
Marathi (1) :chaha
Sanskrit (5) :caha, syamaparni, chaha, chavika, chaya
Tamil (5) :teyilai, thayilai, karupputteyilai, pachaitteyilai, theyilai
Telugu (5) :nallateyaku, teyaaku, tiyaku, teyaku, theyaku
Urdu (2) :chai siyah, chai
Arabic (1) :chha
Persian (3) :ca, chaika thai, chha
Source : ENVIS FRLHT

Question 2

Botanical description

Accepted Answer

Camellia sinensis is native to mainland china, South and  Southeast Asia, but it is today cultivated across the world  in tropical and subtropical regions. It is an evergreen  shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two  meters (six feet) when cultivated for its leaves. It has a  strong taproot. The flowers are yellow –white, 2.5-4 cm  in diameter, with 7 to 8 petals. The leaves are 4-15 cm  long and 2-5 cm broad. The young, light green leaves are  preferably harvested for tea production; they have short  white hairs on the under side. Older leaves are deeper  green. Different leaf ages produce differing tea qualities,  since their chemical compositions are different. Usually  the tip (bud) and the first two to three leaves are  harvested for processing. This hand picking is repeated  every one to two weeks.
Source : Ananthi et al.,2018

Question 3

Conservation status

Accepted Answer

N.A

Question 4

Medicinal uses

Accepted Answer

Green tea is very popular because of its marked health benefits comprising its anticancer, anti-oxidant, and antimicrobial activities, as well as its effectiveness in reducing body weight. Additionally, it was recognized by Chinese people as an effective traditional drink required for the prophylaxis against many health ailments.
Source : Aboulwafa et al.,2019

S.No	Phytochemical Name	Phytochemical ID	Synonym	Part	Medicinal uses
1	Ascorbic acid	CID_54670067	vitamin C	Plant	Antiallergic Antibacterial Antidote Antiinfertility
2	Aspartic acid	CID_5960	L-aspartic acid	Plant	Antimorphinic Neuroexcitant
3	Beta amyrin	CID_73145	Amyrin beta-Amyrenol Olean-12-en-3beta-ol	Bark	Analgesic Anti edemic Anti inflammatory Antiulcer
4	Beta- sitosterol	CID_222284	Sitosterol Cupreol Azuprostat	Plant	Antibacterial Anticancer Antitumor Antiviral
5	Beta- sitosterol-D-glucoside	CID_12309060	3-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)stigmasta-5-ene	Plant	Antispasmodic Antitumor
6	Betulin	CID_72326	Betulinol Trochol Betuline	root flower	Antitumor Antiviral
7	Cysteine	CID_5862	Thioserine (R)-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid	Plant	Antibiotic Antioxidant Antitumor Antiulcer cancer preventive
8	Dimethyltryptamine	CID_6089	2-(3-Indolyl)ethyldimethylamine 3-(2-Dimethylaminoethyl)indole	Leaf Plant	Hypertensive neurotoxic Hallucinogenic
9	Glucuronic acid	CID_94715	D-Glucopyranuronate D-Glucopyranuronic Acid D-Glucuronate D-Glucuronic Acid	Plant	Antidote Antihepatotoxic
10	Kaempferol	CID_5280863	Kempferol Robigenin Kaempherol	Plant	Antibacterial Anticancer Antioxidant Antitumor
11	Leucine	CID_6106	(S)-2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid	Plant	Antiencephalopathic
12	N-HENTRIACONTANE	CID_12410	n-Hentriacontane	Leaf	antiinflammatory Diuretic
13	N-NONACOSANE	CID_12409	n-Nonacosane	Leaf	Antimutagenic
14	OCTACOSANOL	CID_68406	Octacosan-1-ol Octacosanol Montanyl alcohol	Plant	Androgenic Antiviral
15	Quercetin	CID_5280343	Meletin Sophoretin Quercetine	Plant	Antiaging Antibacterial Anticarcinogenic Antidepressant Antioxidant
16	Tannin	N.A		Plant	Antibacterial Anticancer Antiviral Anticarcinogenic
17	Uvaol	CID_92802	Urs-12-ene-3beta,28-diol	Bark	Antioxidant Antiproliferative
18	Valine	CID_6287	L-valine	Plant	Antiencephalopathic

AMMPDB VER.1.1

Acacia senegal

Common name : Kher or Khor, Gum acacia

Source : Dukes database for phytochemicals