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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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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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
SERINE 1 Leaf 480.0 10258.0 -0.11 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SODIUM 1 Leaf 295.0 21477.0 3.17 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Leaf 10.0 214.0 -0.48 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 0.4 9.0 0.14 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE 4 Leaf 490.0 10471.0 0.23 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf 150.0 3206.0 0.20 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TYROSINE 8 Leaf 290.0 6197.0 -0.50 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VALINE 3 Leaf 660.0 14104.0 0.40 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
WATER 0 Leaf 950000.0 956400.0 0.74 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antikeratitic 1 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 *
Antilithic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 *
Antimaculitic 3 *
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antimigraine 5 Martindale's 29th
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 *
Antimorphinic 1 Martindale's 28th