Plant Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ALANINE	3	Leaf	670.0	10981.0	-0.38	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Leaf	800.0	13112.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	233.0	3819.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	5500.0	90145.0	-0.51	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Leaf	1200.0	19668.0	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	20.0	328.0	0.29	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	1170.0	19180.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	37600.0	616264.0	0.04	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Leaf	2.0	43.0	0.42	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Leaf	160.0	2624.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	2200.0	36058.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	5700.0	93423.0	-0.84	Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN	15	Leaf	0.8	2.4	-0.79	Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOBRASSICANAPIN	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GLUCONAPIN	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Leaf	1310.0	21471.0	-0.89	Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE	12	Leaf	600.0	9834.0	-0.15	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Leaf	300.0	4917.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	6.0	102.0	-0.66	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Uterorelaxant	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator	8	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).