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Plant Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage
How this plant is used
Food

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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
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 640.0 10490.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 190.0 3112.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 970.0 15900.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Leaf 750.0 12293.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 170.0 2786.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 4.0 60.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Leaf 210.0 3442.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NAPOLEIFERIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 3.7 61.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALATE 0 Leaf 4500.0 73755.0 2.32 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Leaf 0.6 10.5 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Leaf 560.0 9178.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 160.0 2622.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 1480.0 24257.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 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
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 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 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 3 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
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiAGE 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
Antiaggregant 3 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th