Steinmetz:Spinacia
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Spinacia oleracea
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Chenopodiaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Persia
- India
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- China
- Part(s) Used
- Folia Spinaciae oleraceae
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- Constituent(s)
- alkaline nitrates
- lecithin
- sugar
- fat
- mucilage
- chlorophyll
- iron
- saponin
- vitamins A
- B
- C and D
- phosphates
- albuminoids
- iodine
- Action
- diuretic
- laxative
- cooling
- demulcent
- astringent; well-known vegetable
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