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

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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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 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 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
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 1 Fahey, J. W., Zhang, Y., Talalay, P. 1997. Broccoli Sprouts: An Exceptionally Rich Source of Inducers of Enzymes that Protects Against Chemical Carcinogens. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 94: 10367-10372.
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Sedative 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 2 *
Tremorigenic 1 Martindale's 28th
Tumor-Promoter 1 J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator 8 *
Vulnerary 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).