Arugula / Rocket
See also: Eruca (genus)
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Nutrition and Health Benefits
Selecting and Storing
Tips & Ideas
Foods that go with Arugula
Constituents
- Listing in Duke's Phytochemical Database
- Identification of the major glucosinolate (4-mercaptobutyl glucosinolate) in leaves of *Eruca sativa* L. (salad rocket)
Arugula may help improve digestion.
This spicy green is a delightful addition to a salad or pizza. Like its cousins broccoli and kale, arugula has many nutrients that have been linked to disease prevention and improved digestion. Plus, it's a good source of zinc, calcium, and iron. Toss it on your next pizza.
ARTICLES/STUDIES
Tradition, uses and Biodiversity of rocket (*Eruca Sativa*, Brassicaceae) in Israel
Acrylamide
Antioxidant
- *Eruca sativa* seeds possess antioxidant activity and exert a protective effect on mercuric chloride induced renal toxicity
- Eruca sativa: Benefits as antioxidants source versus risks of already banned pesticides.
- Direct Antioxidant Activity of Purified Glucoerucin, the Dietary Secondary Metabolite Contained in Rocket (*Eruca sativa* Mill.) Seeds and Sprouts
Antimicrobial
Cancer
- Erucin, the major isothiocyanate in arugula (Eruca sativa), inhibits proliferation of MCF7 tumor cells by suppressing microtubule dynamics.
- Antigenotoxic properties of *Eruca sativa* (rocket plant), erucin and erysolin in human hepatoma (HepG2) cells towards benzo(*a*)pyrene and their mode of action
- Ontogenic Profiling of Glucosinolates, Flavonoids, and Other Secondary Metabolites in *Eruca sativa*(Salad Rocket), *Diplotaxis erucoides* (Wall Rocket), *Diplotaxis tenuifolia*(Wild Rocket), and *Bunias orientalis* (Turkish Rocket)