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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunscreen | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Suppurative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Toxic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Uricosuric | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Vasodilator | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |