Background:
Brassica oleracea var. Capitata F. Alba (white cabbage) is a cruciferous vegetable which used as
a vegetable and traditional medicine all over the world. Different preparation from several parts of the plant - roots, shoots,
leaves and the whole plant are used to treat a wide range of diseases including diabetes, cancer, gastric, inflammation,
hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, bacterial, oxidation, and obesity.
Objective:
The aim of the current review is to evaluate the botany, distribution, traditional uses, phytochemistry and
pharmacological activities of B. oleracea var. Capitata. Moreover, this review will guide to fill the existing gaps in
information and highlight additional research prospects in the field of phytochemistry and pharmacology.
Method:
Various resources including research papers, review papers, books and reports were collected to obtain over all
information of Brassica oleracea var. Capitata, which were obtained by an online search of worldwide-accepted scientific
databases. Phytochemical constituents’ structures were drawn by ChemDraw software.
Results:
About 72 isolated phytochemical compounds of B. oleracea var. Capitata have been collected from different article,
which included different type of compounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids, organic acids, glucosinolates, steroids,
hydrocarbons etc. Crude extracts and phytoconstituents of B. oleracea var. Capitata have various pharmacological effects
including antidiabetic, anticancer, antihypertensive, anticholesterolemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiobesity, anticoagulant & hepatoprotective. We have enlisted all these pharmacological data along with all the phytochemical
constituents of Brassica oleracea var. Capitata.
Conclusion:
The study was focused on the traditional uses, pharmacological activities and phytochemistry of Brassica
oleracea var. Capitata and the findings indicating that B. oleracea var. Capitata is an important medicinal plant which
shows several pharmacological effects. We hope our review on this plant will provide more basic and useful information and fill some research gap for further investigation and drug design. Despite we found some important traditional uses and
pharmacological activities of Brassica oleracea var. Capitata there are insufficient work found in the field of phytochemical
activities.