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

Plant Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Kale, Curly Kale, Kitchen Kale, Scotch Kale
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
acephala
Variety Author
DC

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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
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf *
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf *
2-HYDROXY-BUT-3-ENYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf *
3-INDOYL-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Leaf *
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1660.0 10680.0 -0.45 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf 359.0 785.0 1.53 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Stem 9.0 16.0 *
AMMONIA(NH3) 0 Flower 15260.0 1.24 *
ANILINE 0 Leaf 0.7 -1.00 *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID 12 Leaf 20.0 130.0 1.00 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 1840.0 11840.0 -0.51 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 1200.0 7720.0 0.27 *
ASH 0 Leaf 15000.0 98500.0 -0.36 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 2950.0 18985.0 -0.51 *
BENZYL-AMINE 0 Leaf 3.8 -0.49 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 50.0 345.0 0.36 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1200.0 7725.0 -0.73 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 100000.0 644000.0 0.26 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 5 (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 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacid 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 (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