Kohl

Vorkommen: Alle Kontinente, verträgt Frost

Reich an diesen Mikronährstoffen:
Vitamine A, B, C und K, Kalzium, Magnesium, Kalium

Wissenschaftlich nachgewiesener Gesundheitsnutzen:

• Senkt erhöhten Cholesterinspiegel
• Reduziert das Atherosklerose-Risiko
• Antioxidative Eigenschaften
• Senkt erhöhte Blutzuckerspiegel
• Reduziert das Krebsrisiko
• Schützt vor Erbgut-Veränderungen
• Wirkt entzündungshemmend

Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen

• Anthocyanin-rich red cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) extract attenuates cardiac and hepatic oxidative stress in rats fed an atherogenic diet
• Assessment of bioactive metabolites and hypolipidemic effect of polyphenolic-rich red cabbage extract
• Protective role of Brassica olerecea and Eugenia jambolana extracts against H₂O₂ induced cytotoxicity in H9C2 cells
• 3-(4′-hydroxyl-3′,5′-dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acid, an active principle of kimchi, inhibits development of atherosclerosis in rabbits
• Diets containing traditional and novel green leafy vegetables improve liver fatty acid profiles of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Krebs

• Antioxidant and in vitro anticancer effect of 2-pyrrolidinone rich fraction of Brassica oleracea var. capitata through induction of apoptosis in human cancer cells
• Urinary isothiocyanate levels, brassica, and human breast cancer
• Mechanisms of anticancer activity of sulforaphane from Brassica oleracea in HEp-2 human epithelial carcinoma cell line
• Evaluation of the genotoxic and antigenotoxic potential of Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala D.C. in different cells of mice
• Modulation of rat hepatic and kidney phase II enzymes by cabbage juices: comparison with the effects of indole-3-carbinol and phenethyl isothiocyanate
• Modulation of carcinogen metabolizing cytochromes P450 in rat liver and kidney by cabbage and sauerkraut juices: comparison with the effects of indole-3-carbinol and phenethyl isothiocyanate

Diabetes

• Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) Ameliorates Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats
• Effects of the ethanol extract of the roots of Brassica rapa on glucose and lipid metabolism in C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice
• Antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant activity of phenolic rich extract of Brassica oleraceae var gongylodes on streptozotocin induced Wistar rats
• Insulinotropic effect of aqueous extract of Brassica nigra improves glucose homeostasis in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Entzündungen:

• Anti-Inflammatory Effects of 3-(4′-Hydroxyl-3′,5′-Dimethoxyphenyl)Propionic Acid, an Active Component of Korean Cabbage Kimchi, in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated BV2 Microglia
• Inflammation related responses of intestinal cells to plum and cabbage digesta with differential carotenoid and polyphenol profiles following simulated gastrointestinal digestion
• Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) phytochemicals with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential