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Plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
napobrassica
Variety Author
(L.) REICHB.

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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 Root 330.0 3190.0 -0.12 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALLANTOIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALLANTOIN 12 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALUMINUM 5 Root 0.3 1.0 -0.31 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ARGININE 14 Root 1480.0 14310.0 0.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARSENIC 2 Root not available 0.0 -0.21 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 250.0 2415.0 0.73 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Root 5700.0 90000.0 0.64 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root 870.0 8410.0 -0.20 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root not available 0.0 -0.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BORON 4 Leaf not available 52.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Root 2.5 30.0 0.22 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
BORON 4 Stem not available 24.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
BRASSICASTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BRASSINOLIDE 3 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BROMINE 0 Root not available 1.0 -1.10 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CADMIUM 3 Root 0.0 0.1 -0.76 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CALCIUM 28 Root 270.0 6040.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 81300.0 786171.0 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 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 4 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th