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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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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 *
PHYLLOQUINONE 5 Root 0.0 1.00 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 2200.0 43850.0 2.06 *
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 0.0 -0.70 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.0 -0.38 *
SELENIUM 60 Root 0.0 -0.36 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SELENIUM 60 Stem 0.0 -0.43 *
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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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 *
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 *
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 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 2 *
NO-Genic 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 *
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