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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
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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 860.0 18378.0 1.34 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 510.0 10899.0 0.70 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf 2.0 56.0 -0.94 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 840.0 17951.0 -0.09 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 450.0 9713.0 0.46 *
ASH 0 Leaf 8000.0 170960.0 0.92 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 1080.0 23080.0 -0.25 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 18.0 385.0 0.54 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1050.0 22440.0 0.27 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 21800.0 465866.0 -1.16 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 170.0 3633.0 0.60 *
FAT 0 Leaf 2000.0 42740.0 -0.27 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 6000.0 128220.0 -0.41 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 3600.0 76932.0 2.11 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 430.0 9189.0 -0.33 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 260.0 5556.0 0.09 *
IRON 6 Leaf 8.0 171.0 -0.49 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 850.0 18164.0 1.57 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 130.0 2778.0 -0.39 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 880.0 18806.0 0.35 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Nematicide 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective 1 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NO-Genic 1 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oxidant 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide 3 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 *
Prolactinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 2 *
Propecic 5 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Ferretti, A., Flanagan, V. P. 1996. Antithromboxane Activity of Dietary Alpha-linolenic Acid: A Pilot Study. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes Essential Fatty Acids, 54(6): 451-455. ARS, USDA.