#plants #plantsofinstagram #nature Brassica oleracea is a plant species that includes many common foods as cultivars, including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan.
Wild B. oleracea is a tall biennial plant that forms a stout rosette of large leaves in the first year.
Oleracea has become established as an important human food crop plant, used because of its large food reserves, which are stored over the winter in its leaves. It is rich in essential nutrients including vitamin C. A diet rich in cruciferous vegetables(e.g., cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower) is linked to a reduced risk of several human cancers.
Theophrastus mentions three kinds of rhaphanos a curly-leaved, a smooth-leaved, and a wild-type. He reports the antipathy of the cabbage and the grape vine, for the ancients believed cabbages grown near grapes would impart their flavour to the wine. The historical genus of Crucifera, meaning "cross-bearing" in reference to the four-petaled flowers, may be the only unifying feature beyond taste.
Medicinal Use
The Lumbee tribe of North Carolina has traditionally used the leaves of B. oleraceain medicine that they believed to have cleansing qualities, as well as a mild laxative, an anti-inflammatory, and treatment for glaucoma and pneumonia. Source: Internet
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