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Common Names
Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
napobrassica
Variety Author
(L.) REICHB.
| 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) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 16 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |