An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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
CYANIDIN-3-MALONYL-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 171.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANIDIN-3-SINAPYL-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 200.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANIDIN-3-SOPHOROSIDE-5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 257.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-5-O-GLUCOSIDE-3-O-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIN 5 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.
CYCLOBRASSININ 3 Leaf not available 4.3 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 100.0 1337.0 -1.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
DIINDOLYLMETHANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIINDOLYLMETHANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIMETHYL-AMINE 2 Leaf 2.0 2.8 -1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ERYTHRO-1-CYANO-2-HYDROXY-3,4-EPITHIOBUTANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHRO-1-CYANO-2-HYDROXY-3,4-EPITHIOBUTANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ESTERASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ETHYL-AMINE 0 Leaf not available 1.3 -1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
ETHYL-METHYL-AMINE 0 Leaf not available 0.9 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
FAT 0 Leaf 1090.0 33559.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FAT 0 Seed not available 350000.0 0.45 Wealth of India.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antidementia 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 12 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiabetic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *