Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Collards, Cow Cabbage, Tall Kale, Tree Kale, Spring-Heading Cabbage
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Leaf 670.0 10981.0 -0.38 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Plant *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 800.0 13112.0 -0.42 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 233.0 3819.0 -0.09 *
ASH 0 Leaf 5500.0 90145.0 -0.51 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 1200.0 19668.0 -0.46 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 20.0 328.0 0.29 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1170.0 19180.0 0.05 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 37600.0 616264.0 0.04 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 2.0 43.0 0.42 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 160.0 2624.0 -0.25 *
FAT 0 Leaf 2200.0 36058.0 -0.41 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 5700.0 93423.0 -0.84 *
FOLACIN 15 Leaf 0.8 2.4 -0.79 *
GLUCOBRASSICANAPIN 1 Seed *
GLUCONAPIN 1 Seed *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 1310.0 21471.0 -0.89 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 600.0 9834.0 -0.15 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 300.0 4917.0 -0.23 *
IRON 6 Leaf 6.0 102.0 -0.66 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 3 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 3 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 3 (View) Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th