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Brassica oleracea var. sabellica L.

Summary
Kale is a green leafy vegetable belonging to the Brassicaceae. It is a good source of glucosinolates such as glucoraphanin and glucobrassicin. Kale extract shows anti-proliferative, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells by inducing cell cycle arrest, up-regulates expression of caspase enzymes and induces apoptosis in the cancer cells and up-regulates antioxidant enzymes like catalase, glutathione transferase and Superoxide dismutase (SOD).

Mode of Consumption : Fried or boiled
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea var. sabellica L.
Family: Brassicaceae Burnett
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Genus: Brassica L.
Fruiting Season: August-February
Parts: Leaves and stem
  • The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The North-Eastern Hill Region
  • The Middle Ganga Plain Region
  • North-Western Mountain Region
  • The Deccan Interior Region & The Western Coastal Region
  • The Western Coastal Region
  • The Deccan Interior Region & The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The Upper Ganga Plain Region & The Middle Ganga Plain Region
  • The Lower Ganga Plain Region
 Andhra Pradesh : Kale
Assam : Kale
Bihar : Kale
Himachal Pradesh : Kale
Karnataka : Kale
Kerala : Kale
Tamil Nadu : Kale
Uttar Pradesh : Kale
West Bengal : Kale

Leaf
Compound/Extract Activity Mode of Action Marker/References
Curly kale extractAntiproliferativeCurly kale extract inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells by inducing cell cycle arrest.Cell cycle arrest[2]
Curly kale extractAnticancer Curly kale extract up-regulates expression of caspase enzymes and induces apoptosis in the cells.Caspase enzymes-3/7[2]
Carotenoids and polyphenols aliquots extracted from curly Kale Anti-inflammatoryCarotenoids and polyphenols aliquots extracted from Curly kale up-regulates antioxidant enzymes like Catalase, Glutathione transferase and Superoxide dismutase (SOD).Catalase, GST and SOD[3]
Major Class Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
GlucosinolateGlucobrassicin: 1.7-110.48mg/100g FW, Glucoraphanin: 0.09-89.47mg/100g FW[1]
Effect Observation DOI
Disease Formulation Reference Author TKDL
Information from Wealth of India Reference
4.2, 04.2.1, 04.2.1.1, 04.2.1.3, 04.2.2.3, 04.2.2.5, 04.2.2.6, 04.2.2.8
    CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
    CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India