botanical record · discovered
Pak-Choi
Brassica rapa subsp. subsp. chinensis
Pak-Choi · Chinese Mustard · Bok-Choy · Celery Mustard · Chinese White Cabbage · Celery Cabbage · Chinese Cabbage · Bok choi · Chinakohl · Chinese cabbage · Chinese mustard · Chinese white cabbage · Choi-sum · Chou de Chine, Chou de Chine · Chou de Chine, Pak Choï · Pak Choi · Pakchoi · Petsay · Tatsoi · bok-choy · cavolo sedano
At a glance
Origin / distribution: EE, NO
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ALANINE, ARGININE, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Brassicaceae
Scientific name: Brassica rapa subsp. subsp. chinensis
Common names: Pak-Choi, Chinese Mustard, Bok-Choy, Celery Mustard, Chinese White Cabbage, Celery Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Bok choi, Chinakohl, Chinese cabbage, Chinese mustard, Chinese white cabbage, Choi-sum, Chou de Chine, Chou de Chine, Chou de Chine, Pak Choï, Pak Choi, Pakchoi, Petsay, Tatsoi, bok-choy, cavolo sedano
History
The source record documents this plant in EE, NO.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- EE
- NO
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- ARGININE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CYSTINE
- FAT
- FIBER
- GLUCOALYSSIN
- GLUCOIBERVERIN
- GLUCONAPOLEIFERIN
- GLUCOBRASSICIN
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
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- GLYCINE
- HEXACOSAN-1-OL
- HISTIDINE
- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
- ISOPROPYLISOTHIOCYANATE
- KILOCALORIES
- LEUCINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- MAGNESIUM
- METHIONINE
- METHOXYBRASSININ
- NIACIN
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SERINE
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- THREONINE
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
- WATER
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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