Steinmetz:Spinacia

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Spinacia oleracea

Also known as (or relevant to) Spinacia oleracea Lapathum hortense Family Chenopodiaceae English Names Spinach Natural Habitat Persia India Europe (including Great Britain) China Part(s) Used Folia Spinaciae oleraceae

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