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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLOROPHYLL | 21 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.63 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.30 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | 0.7 | 52.0 | 0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | 200.0 | 2148.0 | -0.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ETHANOL | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 3160.0 | 41242.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Leaf | not available | 13.0 | 0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 10760.0 | 122866.0 | -0.48 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.9 | -1.20 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.6 | 8.4 | -0.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLUCOBRASSICIN | 1 | Leaf | 30.0 | 580.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOERUCIN | 0 | Leaf | 0.0 | 15020.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOIBERIN | 1 | Leaf | 0.0 | 248.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCONAPOLEIFERIN | 0 | Leaf | 9.0 | 135.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCONASTURTIN | 1 | Leaf | 0.0 | 145.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 10 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichthyosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiielus? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |