Broccoli
Scientific names: Brassica oleracea, Brassica oleracea var. italica
Family: Brassicaceae/Cruciferae
Alternate names: Brassica Oleracea Italica Group, Brocoli, Brócoli, Broccoli Flower, Calabrese, Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Background
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) is a common vegetable eaten as food. Other varieties of Brassica oleracea include kale, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower.
Chemicals in broccoli might help prevent cancer and have antioxidant effects. Also, when broccoli is eaten with a starch, it slows down how quickly sugar from the starch goes into the blood, which might benefit people with diabetes.
People use broccoli for high cholesterol, fibromyalgia, preventing certain cancers, and many other purposes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support most of these uses.
Don't confuse broccoli with broccoli sprout, or with chemicals found in broccoli, including ascorbigen and indole-3-carbinol. These are not the same.
Chemicals in broccoli might help prevent cancer and have antioxidant effects. Also, when broccoli is eaten with a starch, it slows down how quickly sugar from the starch goes into the blood, which might benefit people with diabetes.
People use broccoli for high cholesterol, fibromyalgia, preventing certain cancers, and many other purposes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support most of these uses.
Don't confuse broccoli with broccoli sprout, or with chemicals found in broccoli, including ascorbigen and indole-3-carbinol. These are not the same.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Broccoli is commonly consumed in foods. There isn't enough reliable information to know if broccoli is safe when used in larger amounts as medicine.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Broccoli is commonly consumed in foods. There isn't enough reliable information to know if broccoli is safe to use as medicine when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and stick to food amounts.Effectiveness
NatMed Pro rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.
Possibly effective Effectiveness definitions
- Colon cancer, rectal cancer. Eating broccoli and related vegetables might help prevent colorectal cancer.
Dosing & administration
Broccoli is commonly eaten as a vegetable.
As medicine, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of broccoli might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
As medicine, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of broccoli might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
Medications changed by the liver (Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) substrates)
Interaction Rating=Moderate Be cautious with this combination.
Some medications are changed and broken down by the liver. Broccoli might change how quickly the liver breaks down these medications. This could change the effects and side effects of these medications.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
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Per capsule:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) ext. 200 mg
- Nigella sativa ext. 100 mg
- Cholecalciferol 12.5 µg equiv. vitamin D3 500 IU
- Pyridoxal 5-phosphate (P5P) 7.84 mg equiv. pyridoxine 5 mg
- Co-methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) 100 µg
- Calcium folinate (Activated folate) 239 µg equiv. folinic acid 220 µg
- Zinc citrate dihydrate 38.9 mg equiv. zinc 12.5 mg
- Potassium iodide 130.9 µg equiv. iodine 100 µg
- Borax 8.82 mg equiv. boron 1 mg
- Selenomethionine 149 µg equiv. selenium 60 µg
- Biotin 2.5 mg
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Per 4 g:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) ext. 200 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) ext. 150 mg equiv. glucoraphanin 19.5 mg
- L-glutamine 750 mg
- Curcuma longa ext. 85 mg
- Taurine 500 mg
- Cysteine hydrochloride 181 mg equiv. cysteine 125 mg
- L-methionine 125 mg
- L-glycine 500 mg
- Choline bitartrate 250 mg
- Inositol 200 mg
- Potassium sulphate 150 mg equiv. potassium 67 mg
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Per tablet:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) ext. 75 mg
- L-glutamine 100 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 20 mg
- Selenomethionine 124 μg equiv. selenium 50 μg
- Zinc amino acid chelate 25 mg equiv. zinc 5 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 85.7 mg
- Cysteine hydrochloride 29 mg equiv. cysteine 20 mg
- L-glycine 150 mg
- Taurine 200 mg
- L-methionine 100 mg
- Choline bitartrate 200 mg
- Inositol 100 mg
- L-ornithine monohydrochloride 10 mg equiv. ornithine 7.84 mg
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 30 mg
- Molybdenum trioxide 60 μg equiv. molybdenum 40 μg
- Copper gluconate 42.86 μg equiv. copper 6 μg
- Pyridoxal 5-phosphate (P5P) 7.84 mg equiv. pyridoxine 5 mg
- Calcium folinate (Activated folate) 69.44 μg equiv. folinic acid 50 μg
- Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) 50 μg
- Glutathione 20 mg
- Manganese amino acid chelate 250 μg equiv. manganese 25 μg
Practitioner product
Per tablet:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) ext. 37.5 mg
- Eleutherococcus senticosus ext. 50 mg
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1) 2.54 mg equiv. thiamine 2 mg
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) 20 mg
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5) 9.83 mg equiv. pantothenic acid 9 mg
- Pyridoxal 5-phosphate monohydrate (P5P) 3.14 mg equiv. pyridoxine 2 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 60 mg
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acetate (Vitamin E) 7.35 mg equiv. vitamin E 10 IU equiv. d-alpha-tocopherol 6.71 mg
- Biotin 80 µg
- Inositol 50 mg
- Quercetin 50 mg
- Potassium sulphate 78 mg equiv. potassium 35 mg
- Zinc glycinate monohydrate 10.64 mg equiv. zinc 3 mg
- Manganese (II) glycinate 3.695 mg equiv. manganese 1 mg
- Potassium iodide 91.8 µg equiv. iodine 70 µg
- Selenomethionine 50 µg equiv. selenium 20 µg
- Levomefolate glucosamine (Activated folate) 90 µg equiv. levomefolic acid 50 µg
- L-tyrosine 10 mg
- Lysine hydrochloride 12.5 mg equiv. lysine 10 mg
- L-serine 5 mg
- Withania somnifera ext. 25 mg
- Zingiber officinale ext. 10 mg
- Capsicum annuum ext. 8.33 mg
- Piper nigrum ext. 16 µg
- Levocarnitine fumarate (L-carnitine) 178.6 mg equiv. levocarnitine 100 mg
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Per capsule:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) ext. 10 mg
- Withania somnifera ext. 75 mg
- Vitex agnus-castus ext. 100 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 2.86 mg
- Paeonia lactiflora ext. 750 μg
- Melissa officinalis ext. 10 mg
- Asparagus racemosus ext. 150 mg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 125 mg
- Zinc glycinate 26.6 mg equiv. zinc 7.5 mg
- Selenomethionine 93.1 μg equiv. selenium 37.5 μg
- Potassium iodide 98.1 μg equiv. iodine 75 μg
- Chromium picolinate 201.1 μg equiv. chromium 25 μg
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5) 3.28 mg equiv. pantothenic acid 3 mg
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Per capsule:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) ext. 400 mg
- Schisandra chinensis ext. 240 mg
- Punica granatum ext. 200 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 80 mg
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 40 mg
- Selenomethionine 149.2 µg equiv. selenium 60 µg
- Angelica polymorpha ext. 400 mg
- Reynoutria japonica ext. 260 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 200 mg
- Zinc citrate dihydrate 37.4 mg equiv. zinc 12 mg
- Chromium picolinate 402.4 µg equiv. chromium 50 µg
- Mecobalamin (Vitamin B12) 4 µg
- Curcuma longa ext. 300 mg
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Per 5 g (Cucumber Lime):
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) powder 250 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 100 mg
- Cordyceps sinensis 105 mg
- Lentinula edodes 100 mg
- Trametes versicolor 70 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus 100 mg
- Camellia sinensis 500 mg
- Grifola frondosa 125 mg
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach) 175 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf) powder (Kale) 175 mg
- Nasturtium officinale 160 mg
- Apium graveolens powder 110 mg
- Pleurotus eryngii 100 mg
- Lipase 750 LipU
- Protease 1000 DU
- Ananas comosus (Bromelain) 350 GDU
- Carica papaya (Papain) 40 mg
- L-glutamine 500 mg
- Bacillus coagulans 4 billion CFU
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus 750 million CFU
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB) 500 million CFU
- Quercetin 100 mg
- Taraxacum officinale 100 mg
- Coriandrum sativum 80 mg
- Zingiber officinale 50 mg
- Rosmarinus officinalis 50 mg
- Origanum vulgare powder 50 mg
- Natural flavours
- Stevia rebaubiana ext.
- Eleutherococcus senticosus 100 mg
- Citric acid anhydrous
- Chlorella vulgaris powder 175 mg
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Per 10 g:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) powder 150 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 1 g
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder 333 mg
- Wheatgrass powder 333 mg
- Inulin (Dietary fibre) 800 mg
- Lactobacillus acidophilus 5 billion CFU
- Bifidobacterium bifidum 3 billion CFU
- Bifidobacterium lactis 5 billion CFU
- Bifidobacterium longum 1 billion CFU
- Cynara scolymus powder 500 mg
- Hordeum vulgare 200 mg
- Malus (Apple) 200 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf & sprout) powder (Kale) 100 mg
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple) 240 mg
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach) 67 mg
- Beta glucan 50 mg
- Resveratrol 10 mg
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple oil) 65 mg
- Linum usitatissimum (seed) (Flaxseed) 400 mg
- Oryza sativa (Rice bran) 500 mg
- Pea protein isolate 1 g
- R-alpha lipoic acid 67 mg
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1) 400 µg
- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) 5.3 mg
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) 567 µg
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 434 µg
- Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5) 1.7 mg
- Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) 0.8 µg
- Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D) 3.8 µg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 333 mg
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate 100 mg
- Ubidecarenone (Coenzyme Q10) 8 mg
- Copper gluconate 225 µg
- Potassium phosphate dibasic 104 mg
- Folic acid 67 µg
- Biotin 10 µg
- Silica - colloidal anhydrous 14 mg
- Magnesium citrate 42 mg
- Zinc amino acid chelate 10 mg
- Chromium picolinate 10 µg
- Calcium citrate 132 mg
- Manganese amino acid chelate 1.4 mg
- Selenomethionine 30 µg
- Beta-carotene carotenoids (Vitamin A) 1.7 mg
- Citrus bioflavonoids extract 500 mg
- Citric acid anhydrous 150 mg
- Rosmarinus officinalis powder 68 mg
- Taraxacum officinale ext. 33 mg
- Vaccinium myrtillus powder 200 mg
- Glycyrrhiza glabra powder 67 mg
- Crataegus monogyna ext. 29 mg
- Astragalus membranaceus ext. 67 mg
- Vitis vinifera ext. 67 mg
- Camellia sinensis ext. 67 mg
- Ganoderma lucidum powder 21 mg
- Lentinula edodes powder 21 mg
- Aloe barbadensis ext. 500 mg
- Zingiber officinale powder 67 mg
- Eleutherococcus senticosus ext. 1 g
- Centella asiatica ext. 67 mg
- Withania somnifera ext. 67 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 67 mg
- Arctium lappa ext. 21 mg
- Rosa canina powder 168 mg
- Lycium barbarum 33 mg
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot) 167 mg
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot) 83 mg
- Carica papaya (Papain) 250 mg
- Lecithin 725 mg
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp) 8 mg
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Natural pineapple flavour
- Thaumatin
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Luo Han Guo (fruit) ext. (Monk fruit)
- Xanthan gum
- Malpighia glabra ext. 267 mg
- Theobroma cacao powder 100 mg
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Per tablet:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) powder 100 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 50 mg
- d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate (Vitamin E) 25 mg equiv. d-alpha-tocopherol 20 mg
- Tocopherols concentrate - mixed (low-alpha type) 2.5 mg
- Cholecalciferol 12.5 μg equiv. vitamin D3 500 IU
- Co-methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) 400 μg
- Zinc sulphate monohydrate 28 mg equiv. zinc 10 mg
- Beta-carotene carotenoids (Vitamin A) 4 mg
- Phytomenadione (Vitamin K1) 80 μg
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) 100 mg
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5) 50 mg
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1) 50 mg
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) 40 mg
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 20 mg
- Pyridoxal 5-phosphate (P5P) 5 mg
- Folic acid 400 μg
- Biotin 50 μg
- Calcium citrate tetrahydrate 190 mg equiv. calcium 40 mg
- Calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate 172 mg equiv. calcium 40 mg
- Calcium amino acid chelate 100 mg equiv. calcium 20 mg
- Potassium phosphate dibasic 78 mg equiv. potassium 35 mg
- Magnesium oxide - heavy 66 mg equiv. magnesium 40 mg
- Borax 27 mg equiv. boron 3 mg
- Manganese amino acid chelate 16 mg equiv. manganese 2.5 mg
- Chromic chloride hexahydrate 769 μg equiv. chromium 150 μg
- Potassium iodide 391 μg equiv. iodine 299 μg
- Molybdenum trioxide 150 μg equiv. molybdenum 100 μg
- Selenomethionine 65 μg equiv. selenium 26 μg
- Magnesium bisglycinate 100 mg equiv. magnesium 10 mg
- Iron bisglycinate 25 mg equiv. iron 5 mg
Practitioner product
Per 7 g:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) powder 100 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 643 mg
- Silybum marianum ext. 500 mg
- Schisandra chinensis ext. 200 mg
- Cynara scolymus ext. 800 mg
- Hordeum vulgare 883 mg
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder 100 mg
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext. 50 mg
- Coriandrum sativum powder 50 mg
- Galium aparine ext. 160 mg
- L-glutamine 800 mg
- Trimethylglycine (TMG) 300 mg
- Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) 100 mg
- Calcium D-glucarate 100 mg
- Taurine 60 mg
- L-cysteine 50 mg
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 80 mg
- Magnesium citrate 8 mg
- Zinc citrate 5 mg
- R-alpha lipoic acid 25 mg
- Apple pectin 320 mg
- Natural lemon lime flavour
- Xylitol
- Glycine
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Citric acid anhydrous
Practitioner product
Per 10 g:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli)
- Wheatgrass powder
- Hordeum vulgare (leaf) powder
- Plantago ovata (husk) (Psyllium)
- Citrus limon (Lemon)
- Withania somnifera
- Fucus vesiculosus
- Zingiber officinale
- Actaea racemosa
- Rosmarinus officinalis
- Ulmus rubra
- Silybum marianum
- Glycyrrhiza glabra
- Vitex agnus-castus (fruit)
- Eleutherococcus senticosus
- Taraxacum officinale
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Lactobacillus casei
- Lactobacillus helveticus
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus
- Lactobacillus leichmannii
- Lactobacillus caucasicus
- Lactococcus lactis
- Lactobacillus fermentum
- Lactobacillus brevis
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Lactobacillus delbrueckii
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB)
- Cinnamon zeylanicum (bark)
- Punica granatum
- Rubus idaeus
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Per 7 g:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) (sprout) powder
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf) powder (Kale)
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina)
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Bifidobacterium lactis
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Acacia sp. (gum)
- Fagopyrum esculentum (leaf)
- Fragaria ananassa (Strawberry)
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple)
- Malus (Apple)
- Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon)
- Siraitia grosvenorii (Monk fruit)
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Lycium barbarum (fruit)
- Curcuma longa (rhizome)
- Malpighia glabra (fruit) powder
- Medicago sativa
- Punica granatum
- Rubus idaeus
- Bifidobacterium longum
- Fructooligosaccharides
- Pyrus communis (Pear)
- Lentinula edodes
- Urtica dioica
- Mentha x piperita
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
- Green banana starch
- Oryza sativa (Rice fibre)
- Xanthan gum
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer’s yeast)
- Rhodophyta (Red seaweed)
- Berry flavour
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Per 5 g:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) (sprout) powder
- Green banana starch
- Larix spp. powder
- Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg)
- Malus domestica (peel) ext. (Apple)
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf & sprout) powder (Kale)
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Oryza sativa (Rice)
- Cinnamomum verum (bark) powder
- Schisandra chinensis (berry) powder
- Rosmarinus officinalis (leaf) powder
- Zingiber officinale (root) powder
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Vaccinium macrocarpon powder
- Punica granatum (peel) powder
- Glucosamine hydrochloride
- Hibiscus sabdariffa (flower) powder
- Prunus serotina (fruit) ext. (Black cherry)
- Punica granatum (fruit pericarp) powder
- Raphanus sativus (fruit) powder
- Theobroma cacao (seed) powder
- Hordeum vulgare (sprout) powder
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Per 5 g:
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli) (sprout) powder
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina)
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder
- Wheatgrass powder
- Hordeum vulgare (leaf) powder
- Urtica dioica (leaf) powder
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf) powder (Kale)
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Artichoke inulin
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple)
- Malus (Apple)
- Citrus limon (Lemon)
- Amaranth powder
- Quinoa (sprout) powder
- Sea mineral complex
- Taraxacum officinale ext.
- Silybum marianum ext.
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext.
- Opuntia ficus indica (cladode) (Prickly pear)
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Stevia rebaubiana (leaf) ext.
- Mint flavour
- Medicago sativa
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