Plant Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
KILOCALORIES	0	Leaf	190.0	4400.0	2.23	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Leaf	1460.0	19390.0	0.44	Duke, 1992 *
LYCINE	0	Leaf	1090.0	14475.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	510.0	3810.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Leaf	440.0	5845.0	2.29	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Leaf	7.0	120.0	0.27	Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN	24	Plant	not available	7600.0	-0.64	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Leaf	1270.0	16865.0	1.70	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	420.0	12360.0	1.36	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	1500.0	49200.0	0.83	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Leaf	880.0	11685.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	26000.0	360000.0	1.48	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	1.0	16.0	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Leaf	1220.0	16200.0	1.24	Duke, 1992 *
SITOSTEROL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Leaf	440.0	15000.0	2.02	Duke, 1992 *
TARAXANTHIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Leaf	0.3	9.0	0.14	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Leaf	1400.0	18590.0	2.95	Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL	93	Leaf	118.0	1180.0	1.68	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antialdosteronic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antianginal	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatheromic	1	Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.