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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf 34.0 -0.71 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 395.0 3177.0 -1.04 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CAMPESTEROL 2 Leaf 60.0 600.0 2.61 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 89600.0 639744.0 0.22 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf *
COPPER 12 Leaf 1.0 5.0 -0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
COUMESTROL 13 Shoot 400.0 1.32 *
CYSTINE 2 Leaf 220.0 1571.0 -1.13 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FAT 0 Leaf 2000.0 28560.0 -0.56 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FERULIC-ACID 61 Leaf 10.0 -0.19 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 15100.0 107814.0 -0.66 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FOLACIN 15 Leaf 0.6 4.0 -0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FUMARIC-ACID 7 Leaf *
GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLUCOERUCIN 0 Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLUCOIBERIN 1 Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLUCOIBERVERIN 0 Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLUCOPUTRANJIVIN 0 Seed Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLUCORAPHANIN 1 Seed Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HEPTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Flower *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 14 *
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 1 *
Antikeratitic 1 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiLegionella 1 *
Antileishmanic 2 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 6 *
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene 3 *
Antileukotriene-B4 1 *