Camellia

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Japan, China, Japan*

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cardiotonic, Endocarditis, Food, Hemoptysis

Science studied: ALPHA-AMYRIN, BETA-AMYRIN, ARABINOSE, DELTA-7-AVENASTEROL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Theaceae

Scientific name: Camellia japonica

Common names: Camellia, Common Camellia, Rose du Japon (Fr.), Camelia (Fr., Port.), Kamelie (Ger.), Tsubaki (Jap.), Camelia (Sp.), Japanese Tea, Camelia, Camelia del Giappone, Camelia japonesa, Camèlia, Camélia, Camélia du Japon, Camélia du Japon, Thé du japon, Camélia japonesa, Camélia japonês, Common camellia, Jaapani kameelia, Japanese camellia, Japanska kamelija, Japon Kamelyası, Japoninė kamelija, Kameelie

POWO: 828524-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Japan, China, Japan*.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cardiotonic
• Endocarditis
• Food
• Hemoptysis
• Oil
• Ointment-Base
• Ornament
• Pericarditis

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Japan
• China
• Japan*

Documented cultural uses

• Cardiotonic
• Endocarditis
• Food
• Hemoptysis
• Oil
• Ointment-Base
• Ornament
• Pericarditis
• Tea
• Burn
• Enterorrhagia
• Hematemesis

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Cardiotonic · Elsewhere · "
• Endocarditis · Elsewhere · "
• Hemoptysis · China · "
• Ointment-Base · Japan* · "
• Pericarditis · Elsewhere · "
• Tea · China · "
• Burn · China · "
• Enterorrhagia · China · "
• Hematemesis · China · "
• Scald · China · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Denatonium in Camellia japonica seeds: A synthetic bitterant found in nature · 2026 source ↗
• Denatonium in <i>Camellia japonica</i> seeds: A synthetic bitterant found in nature. · 2026 source ↗
• Pheromone-based mating disruption of the tea tussock moth, Euproctis pseudoconspersa, in Camellia japonica street trees. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALPHA-AMYRIN
• BETA-AMYRIN
• ARABINOSE
• DELTA-7-AVENASTEROL
• BUTYROSPERMOL
• CAMELLIAGENIN-A
• CAMELLIAGENIN-B
• CAMELLIAGENIN-C
• CAMELLIDIN-I
• CAMELLIDIN-II
• CAMELLIN
• (+)-CATECHOL
• CYANDIN-3-P-COUMAROYLGLUCOSIDE
• CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
• DAMMARADIENOL
• 3-BETA-18-BETA-DIHYDROXY-28-NOROLEAN-12-EN-16-ONE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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