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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.
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
4-METHYL-SULFINYL-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-THIO-BUTYL-CYANIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
4-METHYL-THIO-BUTYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-P-COUMAROYLQUINIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-P-COUMAROYLQUINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-PENTENYL-CYANIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-PENTENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-PENTENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-FERULOYLQUINIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-FERULOYLQUINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-P-COUMAROYLQUINIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-P-COUMAROYLQUINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-VINYLOXAZOLIDINE-2-THIONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-VINYLOXAZOLIDINE-2-THIONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ACETONE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ALANINE 3 Leaf 420.0 5615.0 -1.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALKYL-NITRILES 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-CYANIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-CYANIDE 0 Plant not available not available 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
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 7 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivulvitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 7 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.