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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae)

Common Names
Swamp Cabbage, Water Spinach
How this plant is used
Food

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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
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1090.0 14475.0 0.44 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 1480.0 19655.0 0.03 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 320.0 7300.0 0.23 *
ASH 0 Leaf 13000.0 212500.0 1.65 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 6500.0 86320.0 3.74 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 28.0 500.0 1.04 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 276.0 12665.0 -0.39 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 31400.0 600000.0 -0.09 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 2.6 19.0 -0.24 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 280.0 3720.0 0.68 *
FAT 0 Leaf 2000.0 156000.0 1.98 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 11000.0 182000.0 0.25 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 2520.0 33465.0 -0.24 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 990.0 13150.0 0.73 *
GLYCOLIPIDS 0 Plant 7921.0 59335.0 1.50 *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Leaf *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 470.0 6240.0 0.43 *
IODINE 12 Leaf 0.2 1.5 1.04 *
IRON 6 Leaf 11.0 540.0 0.45 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 1040.0 13810.0 0.45 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) 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 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE 1 (View) 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 (View) *
Antiaging 3 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View) *