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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
VERBENONE 5 Shoot 7.2 -0.25 *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
VIT-B-6 0 Leaf 0.8 14.0 -0.13 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VIT-U 0 Leaf 2.0 25.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
WATER 0 Leaf 891000.0 950000.0 0.71 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
YTTERBIUM 0 Leaf 0.2 8.7 0.41 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
YTTRIUM 0 Leaf 0.5 29.0 1.72 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ZINC 77 Leaf 2.0 41.0 -0.28 *
ZIRCONIUM 0 Leaf 1.4 203.0 2.60 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Ulcerogenic 2 *
Uricosuric 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 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.
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 1 *
Vasodilator 11 Martindale's 29th
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 *
Vermicide 1 *
Vibriocide 1 *
Viristat 1 Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX
Vulnerary 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).