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Common Names
Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage; Chinese Cabbage
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
subsp. chinensis
Subspecies Author
(L.) HANE
| 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 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Leaf | 510.0 | 10899.0 | 0.70 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | 2.0 | 56.0 | -0.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | 840.0 | 17951.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 450.0 | 9713.0 | 0.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 8000.0 | 170960.0 | 0.92 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | 1080.0 | 23080.0 | -0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 18.0 | 385.0 | 0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 1050.0 | 22440.0 | 0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 21800.0 | 465866.0 | -1.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | 170.0 | 3633.0 | 0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 2000.0 | 42740.0 | -0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 6000.0 | 128220.0 | -0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLUCOALYSSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| GLUCOBRASSICIN | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| GLUCOIBERVERIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| GLUCONAPOLEIFERIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 3600.0 | 76932.0 | 2.11 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | 430.0 | 9189.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HEXACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| 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). |