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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLUCORAPHANIN | 1 | Leaf | 255.0 | 8990.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSINOLATES | 0 | Leaf | 70.0 | 2120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 3750.0 | 40275.0 | 0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GYLCINE | 0 | Leaf | 950.0 | 10203.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEX-CIS-3-ENOL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HEXACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | 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. |
| HEXYL-ACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Leaf | 500.0 | 5370.0 | 0.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| INDOLE-3-CARBINOL | 32 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 8.0 | 109.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Leaf | 1090.0 | 11707.0 | -0.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISORHAMNETIN-DIGLYCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISORHAMNETIN-MONOGLYCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISORHAMNETIN-TRIGLYCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Leaf | 280.0 | 3007.0 | -0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEAD | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.64 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiretinotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiserotonin | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisickling | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antispasmodic | 12 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 73. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiSpina-Bifida | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |