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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocalcemic | 2 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 15 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 11 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 14 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 9 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 10 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 1 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Insectifuge | 8 | Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994. |
| Insectiphile | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insulin-Sparing | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |