Review Article
Sepideh Miraj
Abstract
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica), commonly the aim of this study is to overview its therapeutic effects than its nutritive and industrial effects. This review article was carried out by searching studies in PubMed, Medline, , Web of Science, and Iran Medex databases up to 2016.totally, of 90 found articles,40 articles(42 in vitro and 5 animal studies) were included. The search terms were "Brassica oleracea var. italica,“Broccoli”, “therapeutic”, “pharmacological”, Various studies have shown that Broccolipossess Antiamnesic Effect, Antioxidant Effect, Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities, Neuroprotective Effect, Renal damage Effect, Anti-Diabetic and Anti- Inflammatory Effects, Dyslipidemia and hepatic injury Effect, Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential Effect, Apoptotic role Effect, Antioxidant and in vitro anticancer effect ,Anticancer activity, Antigenotoxic Effect, Antiproliferative effects. Broccoliis widely used for therapeutic and purposes that trigger its significant value. Various combinations and numerous medicinal properties of its extract, essential oils, its stems and leaves demand further and more studies about the other useful and unknown properties of this multipurpose plant.