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Plant Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Kohlrabi
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
gongylodes
Variety Author
L.
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
OCTAN-1-OL 0 Stem not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Stem 70.0 780.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Stem 110.0 1220.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Stem 1.6 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Stem not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTAN-1-OL 0 Stem not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTANE 0 Stem not available 0.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLACETONITRILE 0 Stem not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Stem 390.0 4333.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Stem 400.0 5110.0 1.94 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Stem 3500.0 38890.0 2.50 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Stem 11000.0 188900.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Stem 480.0 4335.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRAZINE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDINE 3 Stem not available 1.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Shoot not available 20.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Stem 0.2 2.2 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Stem 130.0 1445.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Stem 200.0 2222.0 2.19 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiabetic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th