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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Leaf	1480.0	19655.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	320.0	7300.0	0.23	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	13000.0	212500.0	1.65	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Leaf	6500.0	86320.0	3.74	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	28.0	500.0	1.04	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	276.0	12665.0	-0.39	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	31400.0	600000.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Leaf	2.6	19.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Leaf	280.0	3720.0	0.68	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	2000.0	156000.0	1.98	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	11000.0	182000.0	0.25	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Leaf	2520.0	33465.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE	12	Leaf	990.0	13150.0	0.73	Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOLIPIDS	0	Plant	7921.0	59335.0	1.50	Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Leaf	470.0	6240.0	0.43	Duke, 1992 *
IODINE	12	Leaf	0.2	1.5	1.04	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	11.0	540.0	0.45	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Leaf	1040.0	13810.0	0.45	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
Anticoeliac	1	Martindale's 28th
Anticold	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	3	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary	4	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	2	Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic	4	Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic	8	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic?	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antidote (Acetaminophen)	1	Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum)	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium)	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.