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Plant Brassica chinensis (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Leaf 860.0 18378.0 1.34 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 510.0 10899.0 0.70 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf 2.0 56.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 840.0 17951.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 450.0 9713.0 0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 8000.0 170960.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 1080.0 23080.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 18.0 385.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1050.0 22440.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 21800.0 465866.0 -1.16 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 170.0 3633.0 0.60 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 2000.0 42740.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 6000.0 128220.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 3600.0 76932.0 2.11 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 430.0 9189.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 260.0 5556.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 8.0 171.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 850.0 18164.0 1.57 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 130.0 2778.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 880.0 18806.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 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
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
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 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).