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Plant Tetragonia tetragonioides (Aizoaceae)

Common Names
New Zealand Spinach
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Leaf 3.0 50.0 0.47 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 280.0 4665.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 1300.0 21665.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 15000.0 250000.0 0.38 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Leaf 840.0 14000.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.0 20.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Leaf 320.0 5335.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 1300.0 21665.0 3.20 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Leaf 20.0 335.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 0.4 6.7 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Leaf not available 940000.0 0.66 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
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 2 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 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
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 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).