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Plant Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
capitata
Variety Author
L.

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
KAEMPFEROL-3-FERULOYL-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-SINAPOYL-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-SOPHOROSIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-7-GLUCOSIDE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 240.0 3209.0 0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LANTHANUM 0 Leaf 6.7 20.3 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Leaf 0.0 5.8 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 630.0 8423.0 -1.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Leaf 350.0 4680.0 -0.59 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LITHIUM 11 Leaf 0.3 1.4 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LYSINE 4 Leaf 570.0 7621.0 -1.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 100.0 2228.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 1.0 45.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL 63 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL 63 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Leaf 0.0 0.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Leaf 120.0 1604.0 -1.23 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHYL-AMINE 1 Leaf 3.4 22.7 -0.18 Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Addictive 1 Science News, 145: 294.
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Albuminurigenic 1 Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 4 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 14 Martindale's 29th
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiestrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *