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Botanical Name |
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Brassica oleracea L. |
English
Name |
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Cabbage |
Synonym(s) |
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Brassica sylvestris (L.)Mill. |
Family |
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Brassicaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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It is herbaceous, biennial, and a dicotyledonous flowering plant with leaves forming a characteristic compact cluster. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antidiabetic, cardiotonic, stomachic, antifungal, antiulcerative, antiasthmatic and alleviates symptoms of rheumatism (leaf); increaseses secretion of gastric juices (leaf and seed); antihelmintic, diuretic, laxative and stomachic (seeds). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Brassicasterol, dehydrocampesterol and allylglucosonolate (seed); kaempferol, quercetin and 3-sophoroside-7-glucosides (leaf); sulphides and isothiocyanates (essential leaf oil). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Brassicasterol |
Not Available |
(3S,10R,13R,17R)-17-
[(Z)-5,6-dimethylhep
t-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-d
imethyl-2,
3,4,7,8,
9,11,12,14,15,16,17-
dodecahydro-1H-cyclo
penta[a]phenanthren-
3-
ol |
C28H46O |
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| Kaempferol |
80714-53-0 |
3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme
thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl
]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6
-(hydroxymethyl)oxan
-2
-yl]oxy-4,5-dihy
droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph
enyl)-chromen-7-one |
C33H40O21 |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Hemorrhoids, as a poultice to cleanse infected wounds and skin diseases, to lower blood sugar,in the treatment of asthma, gout and rheumatism (leaf); increases secretion of gastric juices (leaf and seed). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Johnson T. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference (www.herbweb.com/herbage).
Nakamura YK. Matsuo T. Shimoi K. Nakamura Y. Tomita I. S-methyl methanethiosulfonate |
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