CAULIFLOWER BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR

CAULIFLOWER (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) +++

The USDA lists only two varieties of cauliflower, the darker purple one, Brassica oleracea var. italica, probably richer in anthocyanins. Activities and indications below largely based on phytochemical constituents that are widespread in Brassica and Brassicaceae.

Activities (Cauliflower) :
- Antiatherosclerotic (1; SN159:391); Antibacterial (1; WO2); Antimaculitic (1; JNU); Antinitrosaminic (1; JNU); Antinyctalopic (1; JNU); Antiproliferant (1; JNU); Antioxidant (f; JN126:2098); Antiradicular (f; JN126:2098); Antiretinitic (1; JNU); Antitumor, breast (1; PS131:95; JNU); Antitumor, colon (1; ACN71: 575; JNU); Antitumor, lung (1; JNU); Antitumor, skin (1; JNU); Antiviral (1; JNU); Detoxicant (1; JNU); Estrogenic (1; JNU); Glucuronidase-Inhibitor (1; M11); Goitrogenic (1; WO2); Hypocholesterolemic (1; JNU); Prooxidant (1; JAF44:2096); Quinone-Reductase-Inducer (1; PS131:95).

Indications (Cauliflower) :
- Atherosclerosis (1; SN159:391); Bacteria (1; WO2); Cancer, bladder (1; JNU); Cancer, breast (1; PS131:95; JNU); Cancer, cervix (1; JNU); Cancer, colon (1; ACN71:575; JNU); Cancer, liver (1; JNU); Cancer, lung (1; JNU); Cancer, skin (1; JNU); Cardiopathy (1; SN159:391); High Cholesterol (1; JNU); Maculosis (1; JNU); Nyctalopia (1; JNU); Papilloma (1; JNU); Pellagra (f; WO2); Stroke (1; JNU); Virus (1; JNU).

Dosages (Cauliflower) :
- Food farmacy. Eat some almost every day but dont overdo it.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cauliflower) :
- Not covered (AHP; KOM; PH2). Dont overdo it. In huge quantities, glucosinolate/isothiocyanate-containing crucifers might upset the thyroid. And in huge doses, hard to get dietarily, indole-3-carbinol might stimulate breast cancer rather than prevent it because it does so at levels reasonably attainable through dietary consumption of crucifers (Brassicaceae). If broccoli is the master antioxidant, white
cauliflower may be low on the nutritive totem pole, yet sharing in many of the phytochemicals, activities, and indications.