Plant Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini

How this plant is used

Food

Subspecies

subsp. rapa

Variety

rapa

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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
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Root	120.0	1475.0	-0.61	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Root	400.0	4920.0	1.01	Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE	16	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Root	360.0	4425.0	0.63	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	110.0	2000.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Root	0.6	7.0	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY	1	Root	0.0	0.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Root	110.0	1350.0	0.47	Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM	2	Root	0.1	1.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Root	60.0	740.0	-0.65	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Root	4.0	49.0	-0.04	Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL	3	Root	0.0	0.1	-1.11	Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN	0	Root	1800.0	18000.0	-1.26	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Root	60.0	740.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Root	100.0	1230.0	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID	2	Root	10.0	120.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID	11	Root	2.0	25.0	1.09	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Root	170.0	2090.0	-0.72	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Root	270.0	5000.0	0.26	Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLOQUINONE	5	Root	not available	0.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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 *