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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

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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
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
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 6 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *