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Swamp Cabbage
Ipomoea aquatica
Swamp Cabbage · Water Spinach · Bhaji · Chinese water-spinach · Chinese waterspinach · Ipomée aquatique · Ipomée aquatique, Liseron d'eau · Kalmi · Kangkum · Karmi Bhaji · Marmi Bhaji · Sumpfkohl · Swamp Cabbage (Trinidad & Tobago); Swamp morning-glory · Swamp cabbage · Swamp morning-glory
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, India, Cambodia, Burma
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antidote, Debility, Delirium, Emetic
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, BETA-CAROTENE, COPPER
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Convolvulaceae
Scientific name: Ipomoea aquatica
Common names: Swamp Cabbage, Water Spinach, Bhaji, Chinese water-spinach, Chinese waterspinach, Ipomée aquatique, Ipomée aquatique, Liseron d'eau, Kalmi, Kangkum, Karmi Bhaji, Marmi Bhaji, Sumpfkohl, Swamp Cabbage (Trinidad & Tobago); Swamp morning-glory, Swamp cabbage, Swamp morning-glory
History
The source record documents this plant in China, India, Cambodia, Burma, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antidote
- Debility
- Delirium
- Emetic
- Fever
- Purgative
- Refrigerant
- Ringworm
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- Labor
- Piles
- Nerves
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- India
- Cambodia
- Burma
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Antidote
- Debility
- Delirium
- Emetic
- Fever
- Purgative
- Refrigerant
- Ringworm
- Labor
- Piles
- Nerves
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Coupling relationships between yield traits of Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. and biogas slurry purification under varied nutrient supplementation regimes · 2026 source ↗
- Uptake, metabolism, and transcriptome responses to 6PPD-Quinone in germinating Ipomoea aquatica. · 2026 source ↗
- Particle size of polyethylene microplastics dictates synergistic-antagonistic switching in arsenic toxicity to Ipomoea aquatica. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- COPPER
- CYSTINE
- FIBER
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- HENTRIACONTANE
- HISTIDINE
- IODINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- KILOCALORIES
- LEUCINE
- MAGNESIUM
- NIACIN
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- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROLINE
- PROTEIN
- SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- TARAXANTHIN
- THIAMIN
- TOCOPHEROL
- TYROSINE
- ZINC
- ALANINE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- VALINE
- ARGININE
- FAT
- GLYCOLIPIDS
- IRON
- LYCINE
- PECTIN
- POTASSIUM
- SERINE
- THREONINE
- WATER
- RIBOFLAVIN
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- METHIONINE
- CALCIUM
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
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
Contributions and revisions
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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