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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
HEXACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HEXOXIDASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
HISTAMINE 18 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 250.0 3343.0 -1.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HYDROXYDIMETHYLBENZOPHENONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL 32 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL 32 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBOXALDEHYDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
INDOLE-3-CARBOXIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
INDOYL-3,3'-DIMETHANE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
IRON 6 Leaf 4.0 151.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 610.0 8156.0 -1.01 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOMENTHOL 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOMENTHOL 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf 100.0 300.0 0.77 Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-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
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Arteriodilator 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 2 Duke, 1992 *
ATPase-Inhibitor 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteriostatic 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Bacteristat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bradycardic 1 Martindale's 28th
Bronchoconstrictor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Bronchomucolytic 1 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
Bronchomucotropic 1 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Bronchorrheic 1 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
Bronchostimulant 1 Martindale's 28th
Bruchiphobe 2 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist 4 Duke, 1992 *