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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
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Root 2.0 15.0 -0.36 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHENYLALANINE 7 Root 310.0 3000.0 0.10 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 290.0 7250.0 0.66 Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLOQUINONE 5 Root not available 0.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 2200.0 43850.0 2.06 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 12000.0 116040.0 -0.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PUFA 4 Root 880.0 8800.0 1.50 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.4 4.0 -0.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RUBIDIUM 0 Root 1.0 10.0 -0.41 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SALICYLATES 7 Root not available 0.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Root not available 0.0 -0.36 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SELENIUM 60 Stem not available 0.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Root 350.0 3385.0 0.01 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SFA 0 Root 270.0 2700.0 -0.09 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SILICON 4 Root 1.0 30.0 -0.21 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SODIUM 1 Root 200.0 1930.0 0.39 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Root 30.0 290.0 -0.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SULFUR 14 Root 350.0 5000.0 0.67 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
THIAMIN 31 Root 1.0 9.0 0.21 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 13 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antipeptic 1 25 Dispensatory
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolyneuritic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th