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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Nematicide | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nephrotoxic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |