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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.
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
PHOSPHOLIPIDS 0 Leaf 80.0 2400.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 214.0 6500.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLOQUINONE 5 Flower 0.2 3.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Leaf 110.0 1471.0 -0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 1140.0 42500.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
PROGOITRIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROGOITRIN 1 Seed not available 1.9 not available Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Leaf 2380.0 31821.0 2.98 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROP-2-ENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROP-2-ENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPENYL-CYANIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 10780.0 179425.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf 2.0 100.0 -0.35 Jim Duke's personal files.
QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUERCETIN-3-SINAPOYL-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUERCETIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antineuralgic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 8 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 29 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.