Plant Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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

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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
HISTIDINE	7	Leaf	260.0	5556.0	0.09	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IRON	6	Leaf	8.0	171.0	-0.49	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOLEUCINE	3	Leaf	850.0	18164.0	1.57	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOPROPYLISOTHIOCYANATE	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.
KILOCALORIES	0	Leaf	130.0	2778.0	-0.39	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEUCINE	2	Leaf	880.0	18806.0	0.35	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Leaf	390.0	8334.0	0.03	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE	4	Leaf	890.0	19019.0	1.40	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	106.0	5844.0	0.66	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE	15	Leaf	90.0	1923.0	-0.97	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHOXYBRASSININ	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.
NIACIN	39	Leaf	5.0	107.0	0.12	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
OLEIC-ACID	18	Leaf	140.0	2992.0	-0.25	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Leaf	220.0	4701.0	-0.30	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHENYLALANINE	7	Leaf	440.0	9402.0	-0.23	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	370.0	7907.0	0.54	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	1804.0	69143.0	1.71	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROLINE	0	Leaf	310.0	6625.0	-0.67	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	15000.0	320550.0	1.08	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	0.7	15.0	-0.11	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)

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List of plant activities.
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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).