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.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
CALCIUM	28	Root	190.0	8570.0	0.13	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	not available	3670.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	54000.0	701000.0	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	57000.0	496000.0	-0.92	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Root	36000.0	757000.0	-0.94	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Root	0.0	0.1	-0.53	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Root	0.3	8.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Seed	not available	6.0	-0.80	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Root	50.0	970.0	0.21	Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-SULFIDE	25	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	3000.0	50000.0	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	6000.0	52000.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Root	1000.0	187000.0	5.47	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	298000.0	410000.0	0.76	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Root	not available	16.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	11000.0	147000.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	11000.0	96000.0	-0.81	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Root	5200.0	176000.0	1.95	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