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Plant Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
gemmifera
Variety Author
DC

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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 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 760.0 5426.0 0.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE 3 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL 32 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBOXALDEHYDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOYL-3,3'-DIMETHANE-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 9.0 136.0 -0.58 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOHEXACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 1320.0 9425.0 -0.68 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOOCTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPROPYLISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Plant 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.
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 430.0 3070.0 0.08 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 1520.0 10853.0 -0.87 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Leaf 450.0 3213.0 -0.84 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE 4 Leaf 1540.0 10996.0 -0.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 230.0 1642.0 -0.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MALIC-ACID 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 3.0 24.0 -0.42 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE 15 Leaf 320.0 2285.0 -0.67 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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
Antileukotriene-D4 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilupus 2 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 6 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antimicrobial 1 Duke, 1992 *