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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Basella alba (Basellaceae)

Common Names
Vinespinach
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Leaf 750.0 10870.0 -0.40 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 700.0 10145.0 -0.62 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 1020.0 14785.0 0.93 *
ASH 0 Leaf 14000.0 202900.0 1.48 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 1080.0 15650.0 -0.72 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 48.0 695.0 1.89 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1090.0 15800.0 -0.18 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 34000.0 492750.0 -0.95 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 270.0 3915.0 0.84 *
FAT 0 Leaf 3000.0 43475.0 -0.26 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant *
FIBER 15 Leaf 7000.0 101450.0 -0.74 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 2830.0 41015.0 0.17 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 670.0 9710.0 -0.19 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 390.0 5650.0 0.14 *
IRON 6 Leaf 12.0 175.0 -0.48 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 530.0 7680.0 -1.13 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 190.0 2753.0 -0.43 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 1010.0 14640.0 -0.29 *
LYSINE 4 Leaf 860.0 12465.0 -0.09 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 *
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 2 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 3 *
Analgesic 5 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaflatoxin 1 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 3 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Antiaging 3 *