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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Root | not available | 0.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 2200.0 | 43850.0 | 2.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | 0.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | not available | 0.0 | -0.36 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Stem | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 3 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Pesticide | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phytohormonal | 1 | Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Prooxidant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 3 | Tawfig,N. Heaney,R.K.,Plumb,J.A.,Fenwick,G.R.,Musk,S.R.R.,Williamson,G.1995. Dietary Glucosinolates as Blocking Agents Against Carcinogenesis: Glucosinolate Breakdown Products Assessed Induction of Quinone Reductase Activity I.Carcinogenesis 16(5)119-1194 |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Sedative | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |