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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
LEAD 0 Root 0.0 0.3 -0.62 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
LEUCINE 2 Root 380.0 3675.0 -0.39 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Root 350.0 3385.0 0.10 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Root 530.0 5125.0 1.11 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYCOPENE 16 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.
LYSINE 4 Root 390.0 3770.0 0.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 110.0 2610.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 1.3 17.0 -0.34 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
MERCURY 1 Root 0.0 0.0 -0.48 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
METHIONINE 15 Root 100.0 965.0 -0.20 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MOLYBDENUM 2 Leaf not available 0.7 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Root not available 0.1 -0.46 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
MOLYBDENUM 2 Stem not available 0.3 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Root 250.0 2500.0 0.07 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NEOGLUCOBRASSICIN 1 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.
NIACIN 39 Root 7.0 68.0 0.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NICKEL 3 Root 0.0 1.0 -0.61 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
NITROGEN 0 Root 1500.0 25000.0 -0.38 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
OLEIC-ACID 18 Root 250.0 2415.0 0.13 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Root 240.0 2320.0 -0.29 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 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 9 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *