Benefits of Water spinach or Kangkung :   - protects against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, arthritis - function as antioxidants and as anti-cancer agents, These water spinach extracts have been shown to slow down cell division in stomach cancer cells (gastric adenocarcinomas) - Water Spinach Carotenoid Combats Prostate Cancer, The carotenoid, called neoxanthin, not only induces prostate cancer cells to self-destruct, but is converted in the intestines into additional compounds, called neochromes, which put prostate cancer cells into a state of stasis, thus preventing their replication. - The vitamin K Help Your Bone Up. Cardiovascular Protection from Water Spinach, Water Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin A , vitamin C and vitamin E, the latter notably through its concentration of beta-carotene. Water Spinach is also an excellent source of folate . Folate is needed by the body to help convert a potentially dangerous chemical called homocysteine that can lead to heart attack or stroke if levels get too high, into other benign molecules. Water spinach is an excellent source of magnesium , a mineral that can help to lower high blood pressure and protect against heart disease as well - The nutrients in water spinach can also help with conditions in which inflammation plays a role. For example, asthma, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis are all conditions that involve inflammation.