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Plant Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
subsp. rapa
Variety
rapa
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
(+)-CYSTEINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-S-METHYL-L-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4ALPHA,7ALPHA,24-TRIMETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLESTA-8,24-DIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Root 350.0 4305.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Root 2.0 10.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Root 240.0 2950.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 210.0 2580.0 0.83 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 7000.0 86000.0 0.53 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root 630.0 7750.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf 90.0 900.0 -0.59 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root 50.0 500.0 -0.26 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
BORON 4 Root 2.0 20.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
BRASSICASTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Root 0.0 0.1 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 300.0 3690.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
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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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 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 4 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 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 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 7 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 *