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Plant 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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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
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.