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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
METHYL-SULFINYL-ALKYL-ISOTHIOCYANATES 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SULFONYL-ALKYL-ISOTHIOCYANATES 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MEVALONIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
MOLYBDENUM 2 Leaf 0.1 8.7 2.96 Duke, 1992 *
MONOBUTYLPHTHALATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MONOOCTYLPHTHALATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-(1)-METHOXYBRASSININ 0 Leaf not available 63.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
N-HEXANAL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
N-METHYL-ANILINE 0 Leaf not available 0.3 -1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
N-METHYL-BETA-PHENETHYLAMINE 0 Leaf 0.5 2.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-METHYL-PHENETHYLAMINE 0 Leaf 0.5 3.7 1.38 Jim Duke's personal files.
N-NONACOSANE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
N-PENTYL-AMINE 0 Leaf 0.6 1.4 1.41 Jim Duke's personal files.
NAPOLEIFERIN 0 Seed not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
NARCOTINE 6 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOGLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOGLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Nociceptive 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.
Odontolytic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 5 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Oxidant 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 2 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pancreatoxic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Paramecicide 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Parasiticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 13 Merck 11th Edition
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 46 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).