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Plant Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Cauliflower
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
botrytis
Variety Author
L.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 200.0 2148.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
DIMETHYL-AMINE 2 Flower not available 14.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL 24 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHANOL 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Flower 1800.0 29400.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 3160.0 41242.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Leaf not available 13.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Flower 8000.0 132000.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 10760.0 122866.0 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Flower 0.0 2.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Leaf 0.0 0.9 -1.20 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Leaf 0.6 8.4 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Flower 60.0 1670.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Leaf 30.0 580.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOERUCIN 0 Flower 0.0 210.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOERUCIN 0 Leaf 0.0 15020.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOIBERIN 1 Flower 0.0 1600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidiabetic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 8 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.