| Family |
Theaceae |
| Scientific name |
Camellia japonica L. |
| Synonyms |
Camellia japonica L. var. japonica; Thea Camellia Hoffmann; Thea Japonica, Baillon |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) yabu-tubaki [bush camellia] |
| (English common name) camellia, common camellia, Japanese camellia |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=30 |
| Description |
Leaves 5-12cm. Flowers red petals 3-5cm, flowering in October to April.
Evergreen. Arbors. |
| Reference |
Camellia japonica L. var. japonica |
| Method for manufacturing a tonic composition for man and other animals (US Patent 4059695/1977) |
| Pharmaceutical compositions of a prostaglandin compound for rectal use in treating asthma (US Patent 4153727/1979) |
| Cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprising a powder of flowers or flower tops and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4459285/1984) |
| Deodorant compositions (US Patent 4501730/1985) |
| Cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprising a powder of flowers or flower tops and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4746510/1988) |
| Plant growth regulant (US Patent 4902815/1990) |
| Dyed textile products and a method of producing them (US Patent 5221289/1993) |
| Antiviral agent containing crude drug (US Patent 5411733/1995) |
| Cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition containing a combination of a polyphenol and a ginkgo extract (US Patent 5686082/1997) |
| Compositions and methods to prevent microbial contamination of plant tissue culture media (US Patent 5750402/1998) |
| Water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic composition (US Patent 5853711/1998) |
| Animal feed compositions and uses of triterpenoid saponin obtained from Camellia L. plants (US Patent 6007822/1999) |
| Methods for controlling environmental odors on the body using compositions comprising uncomplexed cyclodextrins (US Patent 5928631/1999) |
| Moistened cosmetic eye treatment fads (US Patent 6159487/2000) |
| Cultured plant cell gums for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial applications (US Patent 6271001/2001) |
| Use of a content of catechins or a content of green tea extract in cosmetic preparations for tanning the skin (US Patent 6399046/2002) |
| Endoglucanases (US Patent 6387690/2002) |
| Plant extracts for the treatment of increased bone resorption (US Patent 6638540/2003) |
| Methods for transformation of plants, transformed plants and processes for preparation of polyesters (US Patent 6620601/2003) |
| Composition having antihepatitic activity (US Patent 6720010/2004) |
| Oil absorbent wipe with rapid visual indication (US Patent 6773718/2004) |
| Composition having anticancer activity (US Patent 6936284/2005) |
| Agent for preventing, improving or treating hypertension (US Patent 6991812/2006) |
| Process for producing a refined product of polyoxyproylene fatty acid isopropanolamide surfactant (US Patent 7067471/2006) |
