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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 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALLANTOIN 12 Root 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 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 0.0 -0.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BORON 4 Leaf 52.0 -0.25 *
BORON 4 Root 2.5 30.0 0.22 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
BORON 4 Stem 24.0 -0.53 *
BRASSICASTEROL 0 Plant 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 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 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 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed 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
Antitumor (CNS) 1 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 *
Antitumor (Lung) 3 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 *
Antiulcer 9 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 *
Antiviral 1 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 6 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Aphrodisiac 1 *