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Common Names
Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1-METHOXY-INDOLE-3-CARBALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| 3,3'-DIINDOYL-METHANE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| 4-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN | 1 | Leaf | 3.0 | 325.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN | 0 | Leaf | 8.0 | 580.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHOXY-INDOL-3-YL-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 4-METHYL-SULFINYL-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 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. |
| 5-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 5-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ACETONE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 500.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ACETONE | 3 | Root | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | 1180.0 | 12673.0 | 0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 16 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Bud | 5.0 | 30.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-CAROTENE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Leaf | 1290.0 | 13855.0 | 1.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antioncychomycotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 32 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |