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Plant 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 Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Leaf 750.0 10870.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 700.0 10145.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 1020.0 14785.0 0.93 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 14000.0 202900.0 1.48 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 1080.0 15650.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 48.0 695.0 1.89 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1090.0 15800.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 34000.0 492750.0 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 270.0 3915.0 0.84 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 3000.0 43475.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 7000.0 101450.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 2830.0 41015.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 670.0 9710.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 390.0 5650.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 12.0 175.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 530.0 7680.0 -1.13 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 190.0 2753.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 1010.0 14640.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Leaf 860.0 12465.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
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Antiakathisic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiakathisic) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialcoholic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialdosteronic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialdosteronic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialkali?) Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialkalotic) Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 5 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 4 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiamblyopic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianaphylactic) Meli, R., Autore, G., Di Carlo, G., Capasso, F. Inhibitory Action of Quercetin on Intestinal Transit in Mice. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 201, 1990.
Antianemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianemic) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianginal) Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiangiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianorectic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 2 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiarrhythmic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarteriosclerotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiasthmatic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 (View Chemicals list for Antibackache) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.