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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
CAMPESTEROL 2 Leaf 20.0 200.0 0.27 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 53700.0 717969.0 0.84 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CARVONE 19 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE 7 Leaf not available 120.0 -0.64 Wealth of India.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Leaf not available 1200.0 -0.42 Wealth of India.
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.0 8.7 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
COBALT 2 Leaf 0.0 2.9 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Leaf 0.3 87.0 1.63 Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN 10 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 229.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-(DI-P-COUMAROYL)-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 229.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANIDIN-3-(DIFERULYL)-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 214.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANIDIN-3-(DISINAPYL)-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 257.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANIDIN-3-(P-COUMAROYL)-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 200.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANIDIN-3-FERULYL-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 243.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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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
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontal 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 5 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiperoxynitrite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).