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Descriptions

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. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Allergens for serum IgE testing are extracted from ordinary fermented Black tea from Ceylon or a blend of several Black teas derived from various locales, including India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Malawi and China. Oolong tea is not included.

Tea may uncommonly induce symptoms of food allergy in sensitised individuals, but is more commonly associated with occupational asthma resulting from the inhalation of Tea dust). Chronic Tea dust exposure has been reported to increase the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and can result in a significant degree of small airway obstruction in Tea workers Copyright Copyright © 2006 Phadia AB. Source: ImmunoCap, ImmunoCap

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Tea (Camellia sinensis)
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Tea

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 茶
Synonyms: 茶叶;茶树;茶科
fr-CA French (Canada) Camellia sinensis
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Tee
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Té (Camellia sinensis)
it-IT Italian (Italy) Camellia sinensis
Synonyms: Tè (Camellia sinensis)
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Camellia sinensis
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Camellia sinensis
Synonyms: Камелия китайская (Camellia sinensis);Чайный куст
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Camellia sinensis
fr-BE French (Belgium) Camellia sinensis
Synonyms: Thé, f222