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Plant Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
acephala
Variety Author
DC
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-BUT-3-ENYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-INDOYL-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1660.0 10680.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf 359.0 785.0 1.53 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Stem 9.0 16.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
AMMONIA(NH3) 0 Flower not available 15260.0 1.24 Duke, 1992 *
ANILINE 0 Leaf not available 0.7 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID 12 Leaf 20.0 130.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 1840.0 11840.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 1200.0 7720.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 15000.0 98500.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 2950.0 18985.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-AMINE 0 Leaf not available 3.8 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 50.0 345.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1200.0 7725.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 100000.0 644000.0 0.26 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th