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Tetragonia tetragonioides
Spreading succulent plant of New Zealand and Australia, used as spinach substitute and bush medicine.
Spreading succulent plant of New Zealand and Australia, used as spinach substitute and bush medicine. Key active compounds include oxalic acid, carotenoids, flavonoids.
oxalic acid, along with carotenoids and flavonoids, are the primary bioactive compounds in Tetragonia tetragonioides. These compounds provides free radical scavenging activity.
Nutritive vegetable
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Antioxidant food
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Traditional bush food
Traditional food of Maori people of New Zealand
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Introduced to Europe by Captain Cook as food plant
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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