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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
BARIUM 0 Leaf 1.0 87.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
BENZOPHENONE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-AMINE 0 Leaf 2.8 3.3 -0.90 Jim Duke's personal files.
BENZYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 20 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYLASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 0.6 12.0 -1.09 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf 70.0 700.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Leaf 1.0 145.0 2.28 Duke, 1992 *
BRASSININ 3 Leaf not available 1.3 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BROMINE 0 Leaf 0.2 37.0 -0.22 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
BUTANEDIONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
BUTENYL-CYANIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYL-CYANIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Leaf 0.0 0.4 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf 0.5 77.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID-4-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 290.0 19500.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
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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 *