Plant Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Radish

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
4-METHYLSULFOXIDEBUTEN-(3)-YL-CYANIDE	0	Seed	not available	200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE	3	Root	220.0	4265.0	0.41	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Root	6.0	185.0	-0.21	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	690.0	7822.0	0.20	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	810.0	7043.0	0.21	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Root	226.0	6216.0	2.91	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Root	10000.0	185700.0	3.37	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Root	480.0	9300.0	-0.08	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	0.3	26.2	-0.10	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	24.7	214.0	-0.21	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Root	0.0	1.0	-0.43	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-HEXYLALDEHYDE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORON	4	Root	0.6	64.0	1.48	Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM	3	Root	0.0	0.6	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Root	not available	91.0	-0.86	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	260.0	10130.0	1.45	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	2380.0	19130.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelopathic	2	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	2	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacid	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiacne	7	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th