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Common Names
Spinach
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATULETIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATULETIN-3-O-BETA-D-(2''-FERULOYL-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-(1,6)-(BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-(1,2))-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATULETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,6)-(BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-(1,2))-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENETHYLAMINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 1.1 | -0.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Plant | 1290.0 | 15320.0 | 1.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHEOPHYTIN-A | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-GLYCEROL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-SERINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 250.0 | 6232.0 | 1.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Tuber | not available | 3.8 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | not available | 80.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | 90.0 | 1800.0 | 1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTYLPLASTOQUINOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYPHENOL-OXIDASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| POLYPODINE-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYPODINE-B | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Miotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocontractant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Myostimulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Myotonic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |