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	Phytochemcial ID	Synonyms	Part	Medicinal properties
1	(+)-SESAMIN	CID_72307	Fagarol Sezamin	Inflorescence
2	Beta-sitosterol	CID_222284	Sitosterol Cupreol Azuprostat	Plant	Anorexic Antibacterial Anticancer Antiestrogenic Antileukemic Antipyretic Antitumor Antiviral Cancer preventive Estrogenic
3	CEMBRENE-A			Resin excudate sap
4	Cholesterol	CID_5384141		Resin excudate sap inflorescence	Antioxidant
5	EICOSANE-1-2-3-4-TETROL			Inflorescence
6	ELLAGIC-ACID	CID_5281855	Benzoaric acid Elagostasine Lagistase	Flower	Antiflatoxin Antibacterial Anticancer Anticarcinogenic Antioxidant Antiplasmodial Antimalairial Antithyroid Antitumor Antiviral
7	FERULIC-ACID	CID_445858	trans-Ferulic Acid 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid	Resin exudate sap	Allelopathic Analgesic Antiallergic Antibacterial Anticancer Antiestrogenic Anti-inflammatory Antileukemic Anti-inflammatory Antioxidant Antispasmodic Antitumor Immunostimulant
8	GUAIJAVERIN	CID_5481224	Guajavarin Guajaverin	Flower	Antiseptic
9	GUGGULSTEROL-I	CID_101297673		Resin Exudate Sap Inflorescence
10	GUGGULSTEROL-II	CID_101297674		Inflorescence
11	GUGGULSTEROL-III	CID_101297675		Resin Exudate Sap Inflorescence
12	GUGGULSTEROL-IV	CID_101297585	5-hydroxy-5a-cholestane-3,6-dione	Gum
13	GUGGULSTEROL-V	CID_9981824		Gum
14	Hyperoside	CID_5281643		Flower	Antiaging Antibacterial Anticancer Antidermatitic Antioxidant Antiviral Antiwrinkle Cancer preventive Diuretic
15	MUKULOL	CID_13255923	Epimukulol	Resin Exudate Sap
16	MYRICYL-ALCOHOL	CID_68972	1-Triacontanol Triacontan-1-ol Triacontanol	Plant
17	NONADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETROL			Inflorescence
18	OCTADECANE-1-2-3-4-TETROL	CID_13964481		Inflorescence
19	PELARGONIDIN-3-5-DI-O-GLUCOSIDE	CID_5320453		Flower
20	PELARGONIN	CID_441772	Pelargonidin 3,5-di-beta-D-glucoside Pelargonidin 3,5-diglucoside Monardin	flower
21	Quercetin	CID_5280343	Meletin Sophoretin Xanthaurine	Flower	Antiaging Antiallergic Anti anaphylactic Antiarthritic Antibacterial Antidepressant Antimalarial Antioxidant Antitumor Antiviral Pesticide Vasodilator
22	QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE	CID_5274585	Miquelianin Quercituron Querciturone	flower	Anti-inflammatory
23	Quercitrin	CID_5280459	Quercetin 3-rhamnoside Quercetrin Quercitroside	Flower	Antioxidant
24	TRANS-GUGGULSTERONE	CID_6439929	E-Guggulsterone Guggulsterone E	Resin Exudate Sap Plant Inflorescence

AMMPDB VER.1.1

COMMIPHORA WIGHTII

Common name : Guggul